Planes forcing left turn while taking off

[Lunostre]

Hi i wanted to know if its normal that i have to constantly use right rudder to keep the plane centered when taking off.The moment i leg go it instantly forces to the left alot not by a little but like aggressively.

[kalnaren]

It is for single engine props.

[Maki Nishikino]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d5WYvjEQSgs

[Crunchmeister]

Yes, it's normal. But I think the effect is over-exaggerated in MSFS, and the steering is far too sensitive, even if you go and reduce the sensitivity settings.

[Maki Nishikino]

Aerodynamics need work, aircraft are just way too responsive at the lower speeds. When much slower the aircraft should be less responsive to your control inputs. Personally for now I set all sensitivity settings to -80 (note the negative).

[Rogue]

It's adjustable all the way to zero.

[Larr]

It is called P factor and can be turned off in the asist menu

[kalnaren]

Originally posted by Larr:

It is called P factor and can be turned off in the asist menu

No, on the ground this is actually due to propeller slipstream effect. When the plane is level the upgoing and downgoing prop blades have the same AoA.

[badasscat2000]

It's P-factor, accelerated slipstream, spiraling slipstream and torque. All of these combine to give you a left-turning tendency in a single-engine aircraft. And if anything it's under-done in MSFS, not exaggerated.

The mantra of every CFI everywhere is MORE RIGHT RUDDER.

[HoloByteus]

I always thought it was Righty till it's tighty...lol.

[BubbaBlitz]

Originally posted by badasscat2000:

It's P-factor, accelerated slipstream, spiraling slipstream and torque. All of these combine to give you a left-turning tendency in a single-engine aircraft. And if anything it's under-done in MSFS, not exaggerated.

The mantra of every CFI everywhere is MORE RIGHT RUDDER.

You mean tiller not rudder, rudder only works on the ground in FS's lol IRL you use the tiller to control the direction of the plane until airborne.

[badasscat2000]

Originally posted by BubbaBlitz:

You mean tiller not rudder, rudder only works on the ground in FS's lol IRL you use the tiller to control the direction of the plane until airborne.

GA aircraft, which are the ones that actually have left-turning tendencies, have no tiller. Tillers only exist in airliners, and you only use them on taxi, never on takeoff roll. You use rudder on takeoff in both airliners and GA.

Also, you're talking to a commercial pilot.