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Originally Posted by firehawk66
Thanks fellas for your excellent responses,I feel I should apologise for my rant since it was written just after quitting the game and I still had my knickers in a twist. 
I am surprised that non CEM seems to be so inaccurate but I do fly IL21946 in CEM so hopefully I can use that knowledge in this sim.
Buzzsaw, thanks for the engine settings data it leads me to think that a sticky topic could be started with these settings for the different aircraft in game as a good reference for anyone who wants to improve their flying skills.
Thank you all  |
Salute Firehawk
Best way to practice is to select the cross country England Quick Mission, but double click on the pic of the Blenheim and select the Hurri Rotol instead. Then practice maneuvering aggressively with CEM on, using the various settings which I have listed until you are comfortable and not destroying your engine regularly.
For takeoff, use the Emerg Combat setting, but make sure you reduce to sustained combat immediately after takeoff. I usually use a 3000 rpm setting for landing, (after initially reducing speed and power to 0 and getting flaps and wheels deployed, which requires reducing speed to 120 mph) it gives you enough power if you need to abort your approach. (and obviously you have to play with your boost settings as you are on your glide path, but you need quite a bit of power with wheels down and flaps deployed to keep in the air)
Also whenever using the 'Lean Mix' setting, be absolutely sure not to take the boost over '0' or the RPM over 2650, because if you do, you can fry your engine very quickly. If you want to be safe, just use full rich mix. I usually only use the lean setting when I am low on fuel and returning to base, or when I know I am going to be on station for a long time.
Another thing which you need to practice and focus on is trim. To get max speed and performance, your aircraft needs to be trimmed to fly hands off straight and level. Rudder and Elevator trim are the only ones which can be adjusted for the British planes. After a while you get used to trimming all the time. Note that as your speed changes, your trim will change. So when you are doing 170 mph, and you trim, you will gain speed, then as you get moving faster, you will need to trim again, etc.