I have always flown the smaller Sim a/c with balanced" loads -- ie the pilot and copilot weight the same , etc. But recently, when using Jon Mastersons "Flight creator " programme, which gives you a flight route to fly and a payload -- I have noticed just how difficult it is to fly the Cessnas with an unbalanced load. A 45 lb difference between pilot and copilot means that the a/c wants to turn all the time. Now - I am using a Microsoft joystick which uses a spring return -- you cannot offset the ailerons in any way and hence you have to constantly hold the ailerons slightly against the spring pressure. These a/c don't have any kind of aileron trim facility -- so what do you all do? Do you fly with balanced loads to overcome this Fsim tendency -- or do your yokes overcome this problem in the way they work?Barry

Your problem there lies with the aircraft you're flying with. Even the 172 I rent behaves the same way. You will always have to hold some aileron input to stabilize the a/c with an unbalanced load. Now, I will say that you can overcome this issue by flying an aircraft that has aileron trim. You'll have to constantly adjust it based on airspeed, but it will take a lot of the work out of the flying. You should have the aileron and rudder trim as centered as possible before landing to prevent any exciting moments on touchdown!I left some hefty rudder trim dialed in after losing an engine at KOKC in the FAA's 727 while shooting an approach in Cat 1 conditions. It was an adventure, but no problems resulted.Hope that helps.