BUGGIN ME!!

[Sickboy]

WHEN I TRY TO PUT ANY POWER ON MY PLANE (NO MATTER WHICH PLANE)I GO RIGHT WITH OUT TOUCHIN ANYTHING. THE RIGHT WINGS FLAPS ARE DOWNWARD AND THE LEFT WING IS UPWARD SO I GO LEFT AND DO BARREL ROLLS EVERY TIME I GET OVER 90 KNOTS. SOMEONE HELP ME, PLEASE?????

[snafu]

Hi SickBoy,
Take off (and for me Gunnery)   is probably the hardest thing for those new to the AH Flight Model to master.

What kind of setup are you using? (Stick & Pedals, Twist Stick, Keyboard Rudder, Keyboard Throttle)?

What you are experiencing is Engine torque. This should be counteracted with Rudder (Ailerons will not help that much in my experience).

Open the throttle fairly slowly. and counteract any swing with rudder. Some planes are much worse than others. Try the P38. It's counter rotating props eliminate much of the torque problems.

Alternatively use the "Auto Takeoff" feature. Found behind the "setup" button on the clipboard I think. That should at least get you airborne.

Stick at it I need as many people unfamiliar with the AH FM as possible for target practice.  

Hope this helps

TTFN
snafu

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[bloom25]

Your plane goes to the right because of torque effects.  Use your rudder to keep it centered on the runway.  (Many joysticks have a twist handle you use as the rudder input.)  If you have no rudder input you have a few options:  A. Use auto takeoff B. Use the a,s,d keys for rudder input.  a is left rudder, s is center, d is right  C.  Third option is to buy rudder pedals or a "twist stick" like the Logitech Wingman Extreme, Microsoft Sidewinder, M$ Sidewinder Precision Pro, M$ Sidewinder Force Feedback, etc, etc.

For now I'd check and see if your joystick has a twist stick.  If not, use auto takeoff.



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