Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 Tutorial Movie, by me

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Thanks for the tips MadBlaster! - They square very well with what I have heard from other Experten, especially that I should constantly adjust pitch (and other settings) to run at a smooth 2350 RPM.

The movie is a meant as an introduction for beginners. Seasoned flyers won't need to be told to open up the radiators before take-off - So, I just had to keep it a bit simple and easily understandable, with well-defined steps. It is basically for people to get interested in the magnificent simming experience of taking up a fighter in CoD with full CEM and get it down in one piece!

I know that max. continuous boost for the Daimler-Benz is 1.3 ATA, and unfortunately I was running a bit higher, at 1.35. Also, I realised during my flight that I was about to over-rev the engine in the beginning of the Immelmann. If you look carefully you will see that I stop decreasing the prop pitch when I realise that I am getting too high RPM.

An issue with these movies is that I do everything on the fly, with no editing of the movie afterwards. Pretty pre-historic! It means I can't really manipulate the controls while I am in outside view... I prefer to manipulate controls while in-cockpit, so the viewers can see what is going on.

I hope to become an Experte who will just constantly move the controls effortlessly in flight one day. That really is my goal. Too bad that real life doesn't give me enough time!