Hello friends. I've had IL-2 for years now and loved it since it came out.
To make a very long story short, with the 4.11 patch and a new HOTAS joystick, I've been having some real troubles adjusting. I've never used complex engine management ever as I've found it a bit daunting and taking my hands off the joystick to search for keys to adjust things in the middle of flight and combat annoying. The new HOTAS stick and throttle with tons of shiny buttons has been wonderful, with 4.10 it was great and I got the inclination now and then to futz around with CEM. With the new flight models in 4.11 it seems I may not have much of a choice any more.
So... I've started to try flying with CEM turned on. It's been a nightmare for me. I've read a number of guides, including this outstanding one here at M4T:
http://www.mission4today.com/index.p...p=show&kid=249 , and a few other bits and pieces that I can find in forums or through Google. I think I get the basics at least now.
My problem and what's utterly frustrating me to no end is I can't find ANY friggin' documentation on individual aircraft and engine characteristics. I've read somewhere that the F4U-1D's optimal powerband is between 2700-3000 rpm, yet with CEM on, 100% PP and 100% throttle it never goes above 2700 RPM, and even at that it overheats like crazy at rad 2. Turning CEM off and letting the PC control it, it keeps the RPM range around 2600-2500. I can't figure out the BF-109 or the FW-190 either.
Please please please please do NOT respond and say "Just get in the plane and figure it out". I do not work like that, never have and never will, my personality doesn't work like that. I have never been good at extrapolating things or figuring things out with zero background or prior information. I am exceedingly good at taking instructions and data and implementing them, though. Nor do I wish to devote dozens of hours to a single aircraft just flying around without enemies trying to figure out the engine, not that I would be able to do so to begin with. I also don't fly one aircraft exclusively, I enjoy variety and flying all of them.
Hence why I am asking ya'll for some guidance here. I've tried Google, I've looked at IL-2 Compare, I've looked through the manuals that come with the game and the patches, I've looked for information on M4T, and I'm coming up dry. If somebody knows where I can look up this kind of data for the game, then please point me in the right direction. If this doesn't exist, then again I would appreciate someone confirming this, in which case I guess I'll just suck it up and go back to flying with CEM off.
Sorry if I sound frustrated, but I definitely am. Thanks in advance for any help that ya'll can give.