Anyone else experience turning tendencies which are pretty severe when flying with winds in the sim? Right now I have ASE running and winds are about 20-30 knots where I am flying and it is causing hard turning tendencies due to the wind.

hard turning tendencies due to the wind.

what does it mean exactly??

what does it mean exactly??

It means that wind in FSX is causing my airplane to turn. I am wondering if anyone else experiences this.

I reckon 20-30kt winds are always going to cause turning (assuming they're not dead ahead/behind) - sounds like what you're seeing is right.

The only way wind should ever really cause you to turn when you are in the air, is if the air mass you are in is itself turning, such as when a storm passes overhead and flips the wind direction, in which case your aircraft and the air it is flying through might rotate. Wind is simply you feeling the air mass moving when you are on the ground, so in the air your aircraft moves with the air mass and should not have any adverse effect from it (other than moving across the land with it) unless you hit a different air mass and get a different wind speed or direction. On the ground you can weathercock into the wind of course, but in the air wind should not make you turn.Al

The only way wind should ever really cause you to turn when you are in the air, is if the air mass you are in is itself turning, such as when a storm passes overhead and flips the wind direction, in which case your aircraft and the air it is flying through might rotate. Wind is simply you feeling the air mass moving when you are on the ground, so in the air your aircraft moves with the air mass and should not have any adverse effect from it (other than moving across the land with it) unless you hit a different air mass and get a different wind speed or direction. On the ground you can weathercock into the wind of course, but in the air wind should not make you turn.Al

Al,Thanks, this is how it should be but for some reason FSX is making the wind have an effect on my ailerons. I have tried this in both the RealAir Duke and Carenado 182RG and it doesn't appear to be the aircraft's fault. Is there a fix for this or am I going to be stuck flying approaches in calm winds?BTW I am using ASE and FSUIPC.

Just an update for everyone, I have located the source of the problem. ASE appears to be causing this, not sure why but it is. I will be posting for support in the HiFi section.

... but in the air wind should not make you turn.

al:all true ... but FS weather engine doesn't 'do it' correctly.http://forums.simflight.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=78879the thread linked above is one of the better 'insider' descriptions of the limitations of FS9, and the greater limitations of FSX, in relation to simulating real-world weather.--