Friday 2010-10-22 Dev. update and Discussion

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by SlipBall

I have always been against "clickable", The ability to program key's/buttons for all controls/switches was my hope for this sim. Some what accurate starting procedure was also a big hope of mine, but it will not be in the release it seems. I will most likely hold off on the release version, and see what developes down the road.

Yeah right... You believe that huh ... I sure don't.. I'd be willing to bet that 95-99% of the folks on this forum will have SoW within the first week of it's release.. including you (I see where you corrected that..) if not the first day.. especially once the reviews start coming in.. regardless to how much moaning and groaning and nit picking about misspelled this and unclickable that..

I agree with you Slip.. but I also believe that whatever 1C has in store for us on final release will be good.. and more immersive than IL2 was..

BTW, here's the officially prescribed engine start procedure from Air Publication 1565B (July 1940): Supermarine Spitfire Pilot's Notes.

Starting the Engine and Warming Up
(i) Set:

Both fuel cock levers ON
Throttle ½ Inch open
Mixture control RICH
Airscrew speed control Fully back DH 20º
Rotol 35º Propeller Lever fully forward
Radiator shutter OPEN
(ii) Operate the priming pump to prime the suction and delivery pipes. This may be judged by a sudden increase in resistance of the plunger.
(iii) Prime the engine, the number of strokes required being as follows:

Air temperature ºC: +30 +20 +10 0 -10 -20
Normal fuel: 3 4 7 13
High volatility fuel: 4 8 15

(iv) Switch ON ignition and pull out the priming pump handle.
(v) Press the starter push-button and at the same time give one stroke of the priming pump. This push-button also switches on the booster coil and should be kept depressed until the engine is firing evenly.
Note: If the engine fails to start on the first cartridge, no more priming should be carried out before firing the second, but another stroke should be given as the second cartridge is fired.
(vi) As soon as the engine is running evenly, screw down the priming pump.
Testing Engine and Installations
(i) While warming up, exercise the airscrew speed control a few times. Also make the usual checks of temperature, pressure and controls. Brake pressure should be at least 120 Lb/Sq. In.

(ii) See that the cockpit hood is locked open and that the emergency exit door is set at the "half-cock" position.

(iii) After a few minutes move the airscrew speed control fully forward.

(iv) After warming up, open the throttle to give maximum boost for cruising with WEAK mixture and test the operation of the constant speed airscrew.

(v) Open the throttle to give maximum boost for cruising with RICH mixture and check each magneto in turn. The drop in rpm. should not exceed 150.
(vi) Open the throttle fully momentarily and check the static R.P.M boost and oil pressure.
(vii) Warming up must not be unduly prolonged because the radiator temperature before taxying [sic] out must not exceed 100º C.
"When engines are being kept warm in readiness for immediate take-off, de Havilland 20º C.S. propeller should be left in fine pitch - control lever fully forward."
Final Preparation for Take-Off - Drill of Vital Actions

Drill is "T.M.P., Fuel, Flaps and Radiator"
T Trimming Tabs Elevator about one division nose down from neutral
M Mixture control RICH
P Pitch Airscrew speed control fully forward
Fuel Both cock levers ON and check contents of lower tank
Flaps UP
Radiator shutter Fully open


And you're ready to fly. Simple, isn't it? Even in CFS there was a startup procedure.. but it was simplified and dumbed down from this which is what I believe Oleg is saying when he says that systems will be modelled as opposed to full startup procedures.

If you'd rather fly than fiddle, press the E key and take off!

Note some of the highlighted portions of that procedure...

Bottom line for me is this.... Great pit screens Oleg.. great update.. I can't wait to get my mitts on this thing.. and I think that it will run on a wider range of PCs than many think... It will be interesting to see how the ballistics and the DMs work in this.. I think this sim will have layers upon layers of surprises and details that many of us haven't even thought of..