Why does my 747-8 always away violently from left to right at cruise altitude?

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So I love to fly the 747-8 in real life, but whenever I try to fly it in the sim, the planes always swerves left to right very aggressively when I hit cruise altitude. Any ideas anyone?

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Is it possible that you’re too heavy? Are you step climbing?

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I’ve had this issue. What’s your speed?

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same yesterday I was flying the 747 Alaska airline from seattle to anchorage and halfway throught the flight the plane was swerving left to right I tried putting the the flaps 0 and the power 100 and then slowly its started to become better. can pls someone tell me what I am doing is right or wrong??

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Mach 0.75-80

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I’ve had this issue before too. I believe it sways if you are too high and too heavy. It’s best to climb in small increments and gradually increase your speed. The 747-8 is kind of a wonky aircraft.

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Do you fly 747-8 irl in cruise at M 0.75-80?

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Okay, you are way too slow.

Try speeding up to 0.85.

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As others said, speed up!

The 747 is the fastest liner in the sky, flying that slow made it risk to stall.

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No, I do not fly irl, but yes, I thought I was flying too slow. I can never find the right cruise speeds for the aircraft

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This topic includes cruise speeds as well and seems pretty accurate (regarding the speeds) to me on a first look:

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Thanks guys! I’ve been flying at around Mach 0.85-88 and it’s been working great!

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Remember that, the faster you fly the more fuel you’ll burn, so for the Boeing 747-8, try to keep it at Mach 0.86, which is the optimal cruising speed for the aircraft :)

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Thanks. I will keep that in mind

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