Just tried a quick flight in the 747. Reached cruising altitude and not only is it still "hunting" left to right trying to follow the flight vector it is also now porpoising up and down through a range of about 1000 feet. I left it about 10 minutes to see if it might settle down and stabilise, but negatory.

Anyone else found this, before I put in a Zendesk ticket?

 

Edited October 14, 20205 yr by Elvensmith

It was already like this before the patch.

I don’t think the 747 can possibly get any worse. 😉

Leave that bird in the hangar.

Before the patch I had the hunting but not the porpoising. Think it best to stick with the A320 which even un-modded is not too bad to fly.

6 hours ago, Elvensmith said:

Before the patch I had the hunting but not the porpoising. Think it best to stick with the A320 which even un-modded is not too bad to fly.

No joke, before the patch I had the porpoising, but no hunting.  It would track a route just fine, but the altitude would vary +/-800 to 900 feet causing an endless loop of ATC saying I was low and to climb and maintain and altitude that the AP was already past and trying to descend to.  Needless to say, I don't feel a strong urge to try again yet.  The Flybywire A320 mod has been keeping me pretty happy in the meantime.

9 hours ago, Elvensmith said:

Before the patch I had the hunting but not the porpoising. Think it best to stick with the A320 which even un-modded is not too bad to fly.

A320 is OK in the air but on final approach and touchdown it feels like a defiant kid who doesn't want to leave the playground.

1 hour ago, flightsim1818 said:

A320 is OK in the air but on final approach and touchdown it feels like a defiant kid who doesn't want to leave the playground.

You have to remember to kill your throttle lever just before touchdown, so the AT disengages and goes to idle.

I'm not having any problems with the 747 at all. I've got about 8 hours so far. Yes, it does hunt on LNAV for a couple of minutes before settling down but apart from that it's all good. In fact I'm about to takeoff for a proper long haul.

Will report back.

Interesting… I wonder if it might be a CoG thing then, even if your loadout doesn't generate a warning. Well that might explain the porpoising but not the hunting.

They all seem to hunt. The Bonanza and C172 wildly hunt for NAV when intercepting a VOR radial.

What I like about the 747 (unlike the A320) is it actually feels like its weight if you know what I mean? Control inputs take time to have effect on the airframe, Flap deployment feels very authentic. The aircraft genuinely feels like its moving through air masses.

It's an aircraft that takes a lot of practice to get in to that mind set of moving hundreds of tons of metal around in the air whereas the A320 feels like an ultralight to fly.

I'm persisting with it and I really hope it gets improved in the future both from a base point of view and even, dare I say, a community effort such as the A32NX.

Edited October 15, 20205 yr by Will Fly For Cheese

I fixed the 747, I bought the Aerowinx PSX 747.

Add MSFS and it's the best simulation of any 747 available.

1 hour ago, airlinejets said:

I fixed the 747, I bought the Aerowinx PSX 747.

Add MSFS and it's the best simulation of any 747 available.

Eeek.. $450... I'll pass on that and wait for Asobo to fix theirs!

I do agree though about the impression of weight. Even taxiing to/from the terminal you're in a wrestling match.

Edited October 15, 20205 yr by Elvensmith

23 hours ago, Elvensmith said:

You have to remember to kill your throttle lever just before touchdown, so the AT disengages and goes to idle.

Flying manual. Also, that is not it.