Ineffective rudder control

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Have any of you noticed a ineffective rudder problem with 'nearly all' the big jets on FS2002?Although the rudder indicator is going from full-left to full-right positions (IE the joystick is not at fault), it seems uneffective, "especially" upon landing.Try touching down with a cross wind on the main gear, then straightening the nose with the rudder before lowering the nosewheel onto the runway. Most of the time it will end in a go-around cause you cannot swing the nose round!I have even tried using the FS Aircraft editer. Using Flight DynamicsI adjusted the 'rudder area' (size) to a stupidly high number, no effect. Ever tried these?(1) Engine failure at, or just below V1? The plane swings round in response to power from only one engine, you cannot counteract this with the rudder. In the ITVV Boeing777 video (www.itvv.co.uk), in a simulator test, they fail the left engine at V1. The B777 applies rudder automatically, and it takes approx 80% right rudder counteract the engine failure. In FS2002, even 100% rudder isn't effective.(2) Placing the rudder hard left (or right) and holding it there while at a low airspeed? In theory you should loose control as the plane will adventurely flip. (As happened in the US Airways crash in the early 1990's)Any thoughts?Matt

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Try switching off the yaw damper - Ctrl+DChasW

[greeneg 0]

If you have the option to do so, you might try programming a couple of stick buttons for left and right brakes (F11 & F12 respectively). Helps the ground handling a good bit for me.Best Regards, Ed Green, KCLThttp://www.panelshop.com/images/ELAL-350.jpg

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Will try the yaw damper idea.Good point, left and right braking definately helps during landing, but I feel this is just a 'get around' and doesn't solve the realism problem with the rudder.There is a video file available (i downloaded through Kazaa.com) which is titled "B747 extreme landing".This 747 is on finals to Kai Tak, and makes a couple of last minute moves, to line up with the runway.Banking the plane at that low height would cause a wing scrape, so the pilot is using the rudder to swing the nose in the right direction. This demonstrates the effect the rudder has with the plane at low speeds.This doesn't happen in FS2002!I will try the yaw damper though.Thanks for your input!*************************************************************************Can anyone control the default 737, after an engine out at V1?************************************************************************Matt