Spoilers Visually Actuating when AP Enabled - but No Effect on Aircraft

[zmshore]

Hello, I noticed that with the AP enabled, if I input roll commands (left/right on the sidestick), the spoilers move, but with no aerodynamic effect on the aircraft. This is also visible on the F/CTL screen as shown at the start of the video (linked below). The spoilers also visibly actuate when looking through the wing view. At the end of the video, If I disable the AP, then you can see the ailerons and spoilers move correctly and have an effect on the aircraft again.

Expected behavior would be that no flight control surfaces move unless the AP is disabled. E.g. It would be fine if manually putting enough input in disables the AP and makes the surfaces start to respond again, but the plane shouldn't be showing the spoilers moving when the autopilot is on - it looks very odd/breaks the illusion to see the spoilers go up on one wing with no aerodynamic effect.

Here is a link to the video on One Drive. Microsoft Flight Simulator - 1.38.2.0 2025-03-12 14-33-50.mp4

I am on the 1.0.3 patch and using MSFS 2020. Thank you and I hope this feedback can be passed along to the team,

- Zach

 

Edited March 12 by zmshore
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[SAN738]

23 hours ago, zmshore said:

Hello, I noticed that with the AP enabled, if I input roll commands (left/right on the sidestick), the spoilers move, but with no aerodynamic effect on the aircraft. This is also visible on the F/CTL screen as shown at the start of the video (linked below). The spoilers also visibly actuate when looking through the wing view. At the end of the video, If I disable the AP, then you can see the ailerons and spoilers move correctly and have an effect on the aircraft again.

Expected behavior would be that no flight control surfaces move unless the AP is disabled. E.g. It would be fine if manually putting enough input in disables the AP and makes the surfaces start to respond again, but the plane shouldn't be showing the spoilers moving when the autopilot is on - it looks very odd/breaks the illusion to see the spoilers go up on one wing with no aerodynamic effect.

Here is a link to the video on One Drive. Microsoft Flight Simulator - 1.38.2.0 2025-03-12 14-33-50.mp4

I am on the 1.0.3 patch and using MSFS 2020. Thank you and I hope this feedback can be passed along to the team,

- Zach

 

This is interesting. I haven't seen this specifically, but on my last flight (AP engaged), the aileron axis essentially recentered to slightly left of center, resulting in the left ailerons and spoilers slightly up, right ailerons slightly down. The aircraft continued to fly normally, and after landing, everything seemed to reset itself.