Check your planes before take-off!

[overkiller]

As a matter of my flight sim routine, I change to spot plane view after loading FS/FSPax/Radar Contact and take a screen shot of my nice plane at the
ramp. This allows me to see things like you mentioned, as a sort of "walk around" that real pilots do. Plus i get a nice screenie for my collection

Sounds to me the AP was on as others alluded to. I set my AP on taxi but double check to make sure its NOT ENGAGED. So I have my altitude and
direction set and the FD on, but the AP is disengaged. I check this twice - once on taxi and once on the runway prior to takeoff.


Good lesson learned

Also, I think you could have just rejected take off in your circumstances and returned to the gate. I'm sure you'd get penalized by FSPax since, if
it was in fact the AP, it would be "your fault".

I recently had an inflight breakup due to FSPax. First time ever. I replayed the last 10 seconds of flight and it seemed the plane stopped in mid
air for one second and then I got the "FS has crashed and your flight will be reset" or whatever FS displays. I was given the choice by FSPax to
record the flight (which would kill my 100hr pilot and 11 pax) or cancel. I chose to cancel. Wish I had recorded it though. For realisms sake. My
plane had 4800hrs on it (bought for cheap) and, well, those things happen.