So far I've been flying the Russian and German aircraft. I've historically used just the instruments (HUD Messages OFF) and with the new patch, have been flying like crazy with high and full throttle and prop positions, and with the required radiator opening when the needles get just a bit too high. Mindful application of RPMs and Radiator settings at high and full throttle seem to manage things. Using a relatively high mixture - per given altitude - helps keep things cool, too, though you lose a bit of power. Unless I'm being careless or deliberately trying to fry the engine, I've found no ill effects so far.
With the new patch, one can fly and manage the engine much more realistically using the instruments now than in previous versions of the sim. That, IMHO, is huge, considering the history of this sim with it's comically blatant disregard of engine instrument indications.
Maybe the HUD messages are a bit conservative now?
Last edited by Treetop64; 01-13-2012 at 04:04 PM.
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