G1000 HSI issue in Microsoft Flight Simulator X

[sagedesigner 0]

When flying an aircraft equipped with G1000 equipment and flying dead on the indicated horizon the result is a descending airplane. Any else with the issue and or the fix? Thanks. New to sim flying and Microsoft Flight Simulator

[FloG 148]

I'm not sure, but I think that is not really a bug, I rather think that this is true even for real aircraft. Level flight does (as far as I am aware) not necessarily mean 0 pitch - you will need to use the VSI and altimeter instead to adjust for a level flight. I even believe that this point is adressed in one of the built-in flying lessons.

[Don t moderate me this way 882]

If the Flight Director knows about your level flight (and if there is a F/D in the first place! ), best to follow those indications.

[sagedesigner 0]

I have not actually flown an airplane with the g1000 but if the airplane is clean and within normal operating ranges level flight should put the airplanes cursor dead on the indicated horizon. At least I think so. Use of the VSI and altimeter are confirming instruments I believe.

[billn53 12]

I am an instrument-rated pilot who flies with G1000 all the time. The artificial horizon only shows the attitude of the aircraft relative to the true horizon. The required attitude to maintain level flight is a function of aircraft weight and airspeed. For example, if I am in level flight and I reduce power but keep the aircraft attitude level, the aircraft will descend. Conversely, with reduced power I can keep the aircraft at constant altitude simply by trimming for a nose-up attitude.

[LHookins 3,103]

One thing to keep in mind is that often many flight simulator instrument graphics are made with a slight random offset to simulate the fact that real aircraft instruments are not accurate to 27 decimal places.  Yes, even electronic instruments.

 

Hook