by TreeHugger » Sun May 03, 2009 7:39 pm
markbento,
Vista and Nvidia don't play well together with FMS. It's a known limitation you can easily verify using the search function. To blame FMS is missing the point, as Vista and DirectX10 are much younger than the latest FMS version. They didn't have a crystalball in 2005 to determine potential future incompatibilities.
That a plane will veer left on the runway is a well known phenomenon in model and full scale flight. It's related to the engine torque and the asymmetrical airflow. Usually you must counter with (quite a lot of) right rudder, and yes, it takes practice. If you can't find any stable mid position, your controller calibration is probably off.
An internal combustion engine does not simply restart when you pull the throttle to zero. Once it's off, it stays off - no onboard starter in models, usually. To avoid this behaviour, either set throttle trim high enough the engine never quits, or switch to electric models or turn "empty tank/battery" off under "Simulation > Options".
Making assumptions about the motivation or ability of the programmers is quite ignorant, given that you don't even know what behaviour to expect from a model airplane. They're gone, the software appears to be abandoned. Either you solve your problems or nobody does.