Tow plane is jittering during aerotow

ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:

Since installing the SU6 Beta, tow planes move in a jerky and unnatural fashion during aerotow. The aircraft appears to make frequent small stuttering movements instead of moving smoothly through the air.

This behaviour was not present for me before SU6. It occurs with different tow planes, so the issue does not appear to be limited to one specific aircraft or add-on.

The tow plane’s actual flight path generally remains correct, but its visible movement is noticeably uneven and distracting, especially when viewed from the glider directly behind it.

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you?

Every time I perform an aerotow in the SU6 Beta.

REPRODUCTION STEPS

  1. Start Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 using the current SU6 Beta build.
  2. Select a glider and begin a flight using an aerotow launch.
  3. Remain behind the tow plane during the tow.
  4. Observe the tow plane’s movement, particularly from close range.
  5. The tow plane will display frequent small jerky movements or visual stutters instead of moving smoothly.
  6. Repeat the test using a different tow plane. The same behaviour still occurs.

YOUR SETTINGS

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?

No

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?

RTX 3090

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?

i9 10900k, 32 GB RAM

MEDIA

Same happening with the wilga. I’ll try with others too later.

A closer look

Same hepening with Cessna 172

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/SF0APz12g8M

Can replicate with the C172 & DG1001 & LS8.

Hope to see this bug being logged. Would be a shame if this regression would creep into SU6 release.

Can confirm this issue… the stuttering is apparent pretty much immediately from take-off, the tow plane will follow the ‘AI tow’ path like pre-SU6 but now will make frequent digital ‘jumps’ along its flight path, commonly called ‘stutters’ in game parlance. Pre SU6 there was no visible stuttering in the tow plane during the aerotow.

Moved to Bug Reporting Hub > Aircraft & Systems since issue still happens in the live version.

Would really appreciate if this was addressed in SU7 :folded_hands:

Given the bug was introduced & reported during SU6 maybe we can be fairly optimistic this brand new bug can be reversed out promptly. Maybe getting that done before the SU6 go-live was just too tight a schedule.

Here’s hoping for a fix for this SU6 bug in SU7 :crossed_fingers:

Still present in SU7 Beta.