Thanks for the report. Don´t worry about reporting problems. Ask James on the devel list - he puts up with a lot, as I sure you know.
Yes, unfortunately the handling has major problems at the moment.
With limited resources I am currently working on the autopilot controllers to enable autopilot work to progress more easily.
I have a flexible reset-in-air working which is needed for repeatable flight tests. This facility is often spoken about here, but hardly ever implemented. The "can´t be done" school is currently winning the discussion.
It does require attention to aircraft system initiation. Also the fuel and loading dialog now shows c.g. position as well as weight, which is needed for the same reason.
I clocked up many hours flying VC10 back in the day whilst running the simulator at Weybridge. Most of this was on flying instrument approaches, so I am also working on the cockpit instruments.
The aim is to get this simulation as docile as the ones I made and checked out in the 1970´s. The big difference is that then I had the aero department behind me providing data as required, and I had to make the results acceptable by the company test pilots, who were flying the production aircraft daily.
Keep safe
Alan