727 Swinging on final

[kivanck]

Congratulations from a newbie for excellent FedEx 737 Super 27 first, exactly best freeware and also can compare it with my Flight1 S80 classic.
Questions : With FSX and autorudder on aircraft is swinging right and left too much on final (I take care of recommended speed and flap settings etc.) it is really hard to keep the aircraft in line with the runway. Is this the normal behaviour of this simulation or do I need extra tweaking ?
Thanks.

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

I trust you mean FED EX B727 SUPER 27 rather than B737

With FSX and autorudder on aircraft is swinging right and left too much on final (I take care of recommended speed and flap settings etc.) it is really hard to keep the aircraft in line with the runway. Is this the normal behaviour of this simulation or do I need extra tweaking ?

"NO" .... that's not normal berhaviour at all.

Personally, I've only ever found this, and all of our other aircraft too, to be perfectly stable during approaches to landing .... and that's during either manual, or ILS coupled landings.

The only thing, I can think of, that might cause any of these aircraft to swing during approaches is during an ILS coupled approach if one (a) intercepted the ILS beam too acutely .... or (b) too close to the RWY threshold.

Any 1 of the above 2 conditions could cause the aircraft to weave left and right as it endeavours to capture the ILS beam.

Checking or unckecking the "AUTORUDDER" option should make it no difference whatsoever in respect of this .... so far as I'm aware !

Mark C
AKL/NZ