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Originally Posted by ElAurens
So you can take off 100% of the time without blowing an engine?
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No. But that's only because I keep forgetting to open my bloody cowl flaps!
But Jimbop is correct. The +1 boost guide in my vid is only really there so that when you select coarse pitch after take-off, the boost goes to +3, which helps establish temperature control habits - oil temp, head temp, cowl flaps, oil temp, head temp, cowl flaps etc..
It's actually much steadier on the temperatures when running at +4 or +5.
The only other thing to watch is that as IRL, the faster you go, the cooler your engines. So again when accelerating, watch the temps and adjust cowl flaps accordingly.
Once you're up and flying straight and level, +5 boost and coarse pitch can pull you along at 240-250mph quite easily at 300ft, without any temperature fluctuations to speak of. That's a pretty good speed compared to the Spits and Hurris in the game.