ASSISTANCE parameter in MSFS : Often the culprit in unwanted/strange aircraft behaviors

ASSISTANCE parameter in MSFS :
Often the culprit in unwanted/strange aircraft behaviors.

Sometimes your aircraft is perfectly installed, the controls are perfectly assigned, calibrated, configured,
the aircraft is started by the book, checklist completed.

Then, when you advance the throttles for the take-off roll, the plane throttles back, or has no ground steering…
Sometimes the flaps retract or extend, the trim or PA have unwanted effects or the plane is simply uncontrollable when airborne.

Altough this can have multiple causes, one common reason for this is the ASSISTANCE settings in MSFS.
MSFS offers an option to assist the flight, so that you can basically fly a B747 like a C172.

It starts an AI copilot with you in the aircraft wich takes over a lot of controls for you.

With high-end addons focusing on the real world procedures, this can lead to the conflicts
describe above and to unpredictable behaviors.

The solution is to set the ASSISTANCE parameter to TRUE TO LIFE.

Here are the steps to do so :

NOTE : When applying  this change, start the simulator as administrator, make

              the change, close the simulator end restart it as administrator again.
              Double check if the assistance change is still there.

STEP  1 :
In the main menu, go to OPTIONS.

STEP 2 :
Once in OPTIONS, click on ASSISTANCE OPTIONS

STEP 3 :
Set the option parameter to TRUE TO LIFE :
1 – Use the right arrow to scroll until “TRUE TO LIFE” appears.
2 – Click APPLY AND SAVE

3 – Click GO BACK

STEP 4 :
Restart the simulator as administrator and check that the assistance parameter is still set

as required.