Slip Indicator ball not in the center

[Northwind]

Start mission on the runway,as shown in the screenshot,Slip Indicator ball a little bit to the right.

[Goblin]

That is perfectly within acceptable tolerances in a real aircraft.

It could also be off center because the aircraft is leaning on the ground. Perhaps the ground is uneven or the shock struts have uneven nitrogen pressure.

[Northwind]

The aircraft flies straight in the air is the same.

If this is the simulation of real aircraft characteristic,that's good.

If this is a bug,i hope it will be fixed.

[Goblin]

But that instument does show the ball within the lines. In a real aircraft that would be within acceptable limits. Why isn’t it acceptable in a sim?

[tom_19d]

Very slight instrument mounting error, or uneven ground as Goblin said are possible. More likely is parallax error, a condition in which the pilot's head is not correctly aligned with the instrument in question. If I line up my gunsight pipper perfectly in the center of the combining glass the ball is centered in its race.

 

That is perfectly within acceptable tolerances in a real aircraft.

 

The point though, as Goblin points out above, is none of that really matters; the instrument is legal for both military and civilian instrument flight; as long as it moves freely in its race to the outside of the turns during taxi, it has passed its instrument cockpit check. Reference USAF manual 11-217 v1. Page 121 describes the ICC. From a regulatory and operational perspective, that instrument is perfectly acceptable.

 

However if you are really convinced this is a bug and you are capable of controlling the aircraft so precisely that that displacement of the ball causes issues for you (I am not nearly that capable and don't know anyone who is) here is the format the moderators prefer for bug reporting. All the best.

Edited November 14, 2018 by tom_19d
typo

[Iberian]

Put some more air on your right main gear tire, that'll do the trick.