Hi fellow pilots,as an owner of the PMDG 747X I'm used to a "proper" response to rudder action, so I can easily turn that lovely plane and do some swift turns in order to line up with the runway.Even if I am way to the left or right I can easily land right on the centerline. As I am doing mostly short hops in europe, the 747 seems an overkill for the little distances. So I got myself theAirbus Family Vol.1 and recently the E-Jets Volume 2. I am not going to comment on the VC or judge the detail of their FMC's but I am really bothered by how these planes react to ruddermovement. It's more like the nose does slip into the direction of the rudder movement but the airplanes itself keeps almost the same heading, this creates such an awkward feeling.I am really reluctant in using the rudder anymore on these planes, I know if I ease up on the rudder the nose will revert back in almost the same position it left when applying it.Maybe that's actually how an airbus or embraer plane will react to rudder movement - I really doubt this - but it just feels as odd as the rudder reaction on the extra plane.Does anyone else share my experiences and maybe was able to tweak this out?

That is how I'd expect any plane to react to rudder input. I use rudder to turn the nose into the wind with the exact intent to stay on course, not for turning aircraft. Surprized that the 747x seems to react like that, but I haven't flown it. Bjorn

That is how I'd expect any plane to react to rudder input. I use rudder to turn the nose into the wind with the exact intent to stay on course, not for turning aircraft. Surprized that the 747x seems to react like that, but I haven't flown it. Bjorn

I don't have a degree in physics but that behavior is not following my understanding of aerodynamics.1. The drag created by the rudder will force the aircraft into a new heading, why would this revert back if you release the rudder. I know inertia has to be overcome first.2. The engines are aligned with the nose heading so it should propel the aircraft in the new direction.3. The PMDG does all that and honestly I think their flight model is just more accurate.

You turn with ailerons, you use rudder to coordinate the turn so you don't slip or skid.