I think the reason I wasn't in the T-storms was I was flying over the Ocean off Lanai and the storms were centered over land mostly. As you can see where you were you had a 44kt wind vs the 25Kt I had!! I think you can see it in your video as well, over land you had dark threatening skies, but out over the ocean the skies were brighter. That aside, even if for some reason there was no wind even though the Hud (interesting name for that) shows it, there still should have been some heading drift from P-factor and Torque in a 5 minute span, even if just a few degrees.

There would be drift. I could never stay on a heading (the magenta line for instance) , if I didn't make a conscious effort. The RV isn't know for being a stable IFR platform.It's the reason that A/P's are widely used. There are other variables too. Mine has aileron trim, which I'd use often. Others would require a bit of aileron to offset single pilot weight, or fuel imbalance. Aileron forces are very light.

There would be drift. I could never stay on a heading (the magenta line for instance) , if I didn't make a conscious effort. The RV isn't know for being a stable IFR platform.It's the reason that A/P's are widely used. There are other variables too. Mine has aileron trim, which I'd use often. Others would require a bit of aileron to offset single pilot weight, or fuel imbalance. Aileron forces are very light.

I tried it with the Baytower RV-7 and it also drifted, but the strange thing was it seemed reversed, It drifted to the right instead of left? Is that right for the RV?

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I tried it with the Baytower RV-7 and it also drifted, but the strange thing was it seemed reversed, It drifted to the right instead of left? Is that right for the RV?

The realities of the situation...The RV7 has a built in offset to the right, for the engine. The vertical stab and rudder are taller than the original 6's. The rudder could also have an ajustable tab.Then there could be pilot, passenger, and fuel weight imbalance.My 6, has no vertical stab offset. It does have the engine offset. The object is to have the ball in the center, during cruise flight. On my initial flights, the ball was way off, and I needed lot's of right rudder. In cruise flight, the rudder takes a lot of push power, without a tab or offset. Therefor, I actually just let it yaw for a while. After some experimenting with a taped on wedge, and then a fixed tab..........I got it very close to the cruise speeds I usually fly at. Ball centered, and no pressure on the pedal. However, a little upset with surrounding air, or an imbalance in loads, or a change in speed............is going to change things. Just some wayward push on the stick from my arm, leg, or passenger (they had a stick too) will also change something. These planes just aren't known for hands off without an A/P. What they do well, is very light forces in pitch and roll, to make them go, where you want to go. I would use my altitude A/P a lot. It was either cross countries, or long Class B airspace.L.Adamson

much better that you now that you have given your view .... before, it was just a video of a guy spinning his plane.

I just made the video to compare how both planes behaved while taxiing. I don't think there is need to say that comment.

I just made the video to compare how both planes behaved while taxiing. I don't think there is need to say that comment.

How do you think comparing against too different scenarios (Turning with rudder - Flight vs Turning with differential brakes - FSX) makes for a fair comparison? Were you trying to skew the result?

How do you think comparing against too different scenarios (Turning with rudder - Flight vs Turning with differential brakes - FSX) makes for a fair comparison? Were you trying to skew the result?

There is more than just that in that video. I was trying to show planes behavior in general not just that aspect you are referring . If you pay attention and watch the whole video you'll see maule in Flight behaves more dynamically in general. But of course you have to pay attention to see that.I generally speaking, learn a lot by observation and a video like that gives me a lot of clues what I can expect from both versions. Despite the problem with the differencial brakes.But of course that's me.

There is more than just that in that video. I was trying to show planes behavior in general not just that aspect you are referring . If you pay attention and watch the whole video you'll see maule in Flight behaves more dynamically in general. But of course you have to pay attention to see that.I generally speaking, learn a lot by observation and a video like that gives me a lot of clues what I can expect from both versions. Despite the problem with the differencial brakes.But of course that's me.

See it is necessary to give more background vs. you just posting a video and asking us to figure out your point.

There is more than just that in that video. I was trying to show planes behavior in general not just that aspect you are referring . If you pay attention and watch the whole video you'll see maule in Flight behaves more dynamically in general. But of course you have to pay attention to see that.I generally speaking, learn a lot by observation and a video like that gives me a lot of clues what I can expect from both versions. Despite the problem with the differencial brakes.But of course that's me.

Sorry I'm still missing it. If you use rudders for all your turns in Flight and Diffs for FSX, of course you're going to get different results, but what does that prove? Maybe you can give me a hint on what you're trying to demonstrate.

Sorry I'm still missing it. If you use rudders for all your turns in Flight and Diffs for FSX, of course you're going to get different results, but what does that prove? Maybe you can give me a hint on what you're trying to demonstrate.

Again, I am not referring to just that. It is the whole picture, pay attention to each maneuver the plane does on the runway, if you just forget that detail, you'll be able to see that physics in Flight are better implemented.The weight of the plane is better implemented, how it turns and slightly banks and many many more aspects. If you can't see it in the video, I am sorry there is nothing else I can do.It's just simply observation.Haven't you ever stood close to a airport and watch the planes taxing and being able to see what each one does and how it does it?. That's exactly the same exercise with the video I made.Greetings, :friends: