Whats with the flat spins?

[MylesBennettDyson]

Anyone else wonder why so many planes flat spin in this game on a stick and rudder config? Is it because the game is designed for a mouse and keyboard setup? Full rudder, full stick forward and full power seems to rarely work a recovery unless you have 1000's of feet above the deck. Seriously, what wacky flight models...

[Jaes]

Originally posted by MylesBennettDyson:

A full power

Are you talking about full power to your engine? Because that's literally the thing you don't want to be doing. It should be idle with full rudder in the opposite direction of your spin with your nose angled down to let gravity produce airflow over your wings in your decent. And you should be praying if you're going into a spin below 2000m.

If you're going into spins often, re-evaluate the sensitivity of your controls. You shouldn't be going into flat spins unless you're doing something functionally absurd (like pulling all the way back on your stick if you're going into a turn at a high sensitivity, you can unintentionally cut off airflow and stall out).

[Foxtrot39]

In a flat spin cut engine deploy landing flaps, use elevator to force nose down and use rudder to counter the spin

Flat spin occure mostly in SIM where virtual joystick is used as a result of turning too hard in a single engine prop

[Hydra]

the only time i ever flat spin is when i pull my stick all the way back while flying in a circle. never do that, always ease it until you notice your plane starting to go into a spin.

[Pete]

Follow REAP, its what I was taught during Private Pilot in College.
Rudder - Full opposite
Elevator - Briskly forward
Ailerons - Neutral
Power - Idle

[Dakota]

In Realistic and Arcade there's an assistant or instructor, or whatever it's called, that prevents you from turning too hard with a mouse and keyboard set up so you don't flat spin. With a joystick config, or in Simulator mode, this is turned off (including for mice and keyboards). Just be gentle with the stick when you're learning and definitely don't slam it around. You'll also find that aircraft flight models vary, and some planes are more/less prone to flatspins, like the Japanese Zero, or British Spitfires