Any realistic twin-engine GA planes?

[Papafox]

I'm looking for a general aviation plane that I can use to introduce pilots to mutli-engine flying, especially engine-failures. The big problem is that none of the twin-engine piston planes I've tried in FSX so far can hold a heading with an engine out. The ball drifts out of center even with full rudder at typical single-engine climb speeds. I have thousands of hours in non-virtual twin Cessnas, so I know what to expect and I can't find it in a FSX aircraft. Any suggestions? The Beech Baron that comes with FSX is typical of what I see in other twins I've tried.

Is there any way to modify the plane's flight characteristics to give the rudder more authority? That might solve my problem.
Thx!

[dave3cu]

Is there any way to modify the plane's flight characteristics to give the rudder more authority?

Open the aircraft.cfg file and goto the [flight_tuning] section. You can adjust the 'effectiveness' of the control surfaces.

You could try FSND's (Brett and Alrot's) Cessna 310.
http://simviation.com/fsnd/Downloads.htm

Dave

[snippyfsxer]

Can it be payware?

[Papafox]

All these suggestions are good, thank you! I'll first try modifying the control surface effectiveness. If that doesn't work, I'll buy a Cessna 310. My friends are going to get their multi-engine ratings in a Piper Seminole. I have a payware Seminole that looks good, but I need to tweak the rudder effectiveness so that these guys can keep the ball in the center at normal climb speeds and still have a little rudder left over.

[Papafox]

Hurrah! Flight tuning did the trick nicely. I have rudder effectiveness set on 2 right now, and that gets me into the ballpark. When I get time, I'll do a Vmc test at a specific altitude and adjust the rudder effectiveness number so that the aircraft characteristics matches the full-sized plane's handling. Much thanks. You have me itching to try those Cessna 310s, tho!