Newbie with Roll Problems

[sprocket]

I have just installed X-Plane 10 global ed. 32 bit on a toshiba laptop Satellite I7 with Saitek yoke, pedals & throttle and when taxiing or flying, the plane vears to the left continually.  In the settings the yoke gives all the right indications for roll and pitch.

I removed the peddles to allow the s/ware to do their work but the problem still appears. Usually use cessna 172 but tried another with the same result. Never had this problem in FSX.

[Nicola_M]

I'm not familiar with xp10 (I have xp9) but have you centered the controls?  Usually if you go into Joystick and Keys menu, you can calibrate and center your joystick and pedals.

Not sure if this is the cure, but it's the first step I would do.

[Kieran]

Have you tried any jets?

[LA]

A few things. X-Plane won't be starting with "auto-rudder", if that setting is on in FSX. A single engine plane, or twins will drift to the left, if the props are turning clockwise from the cockpit view. Requires right rudder. But then there is a problem, in which some are calling the "torque bug". X-Plane is not compensating enough for forces that over ride the torque the sim is simulating. Where most "torque roll" is overcome by forces of lift and spiral propwash by the time the plane is ready to leave the ground......you're still getting a roll on climb, as well as possibly in cruise. For the time being, this has been compensated with some built in aileron trim, changes within the wing airfoil settings, as well as just limiting the simulated torque. It's a problem thats being worked on, for the next beta release, hopefully. Aileron trim settings, are not a real answer, as the 172 doesn't have aileron trim to start with. Numerous add-ons do have one form or another, to compensate for this roll, until the initial problem is solved.