Spitfire Unplayable?

plucka99 · #1 04-12-2011, 06:41 AM

What's up with the Spitfire RPM being pulled back to below 2200 1 minute after takeoff? I suspect this is the auto engine management kicking in as I have CEM turned off? At that power the plane is unflyable, I can barely even manage the most gentle of climb's, something must be wrong here.

Also cannot get any tracers in the spit either? Even changing the loadout has no effect.

reflected · #2 04-12-2011, 06:56 AM

CEM=OFF = the prop will automatically be set to coarse for cruising. Enable CEM and manage it yourself

LcSummers · #3 04-12-2011, 07:14 AM

What about flaps?

They are retracting automatically when taking off!! How can i disable it?

JG14_Jagr · #4 04-12-2011, 07:53 AM

Easy, leave them up..they are not variable flaps..they are landing flaps.. they are for massive drag, not changing the air foil of the wing. Spit does not use them to take off..only for landing.

PeterPanPan · #5 04-12-2011, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by plucka99

What's up with the Spitfire RPM being pulled back to below 2200 1 minute after takeoff? I suspect this is the auto engine management kicking in as I have CEM turned off? At that power the plane is unflyable, I can barely even manage the most gentle of climb's, something must be wrong here.

Yup, I have noticed that too. I have CEM = off but have noticed this problem is rather random. Some of the quick missions are playable and some aren't, because of the low RPM problem which kicks in either almost immediately or after a minute or so. For those missions with the problem, I switch to the Hurri which doesn't seem to suffer as badly. I think it must be a bug - surely not pilot error?!

LcSummers · #6 04-12-2011, 08:17 AM

Thanks guys,

thought they can be handled a little bit.

plucka99 · #7 04-12-2011, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by reflected

CEM=OFF = the prop will automatically be set to coarse for cruising. Enable CEM and manage it yourself

I have zero interest in CEM. That's bought an end to my campaign, not that it was any good anyway. Seriously this game feels like a tech demo. The Single Player experience is almost non existant.

bando · #8 04-12-2011, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by plucka99

I have zero interest in CEM. That's bought an end to my campaign, not that it was any good anyway. Seriously this game feels like a tech demo. The Single Player experience is almost non existant.

Each to his own, but CEM made this flightsim for me.
It is absolutely awesome in my view.
Love every minute of it.

Finally took the Blennheim up, man, what a ride.

mr71mb0 · #9 04-12-2011, 09:10 AM

I've noticed that the spit seems to have issues with CEM disabled. I sometimes struggle to keep up with the bombers. But While I'm struggling to keep up with them at full throttle, I notice the rest of my squadron are darting in and out of the bombers like they are standing still.

I'd probably like to get into CEM but it's too much for me at the moment. I'd prefer to concentrate on combat for now.

With CEM disabled I feel you should at least be able to fly within 90% of a competent pilot, perhaps leaving the ones that want to fly manual a 10% advantage for their efforts? And perhaps give an incentive for novice pilots to learn to use CEM.

Rusty_M · #10 04-12-2011, 09:34 AM

I had wondered about this.

Looks like I shall just have to pull my finger out and finally learn CEM.
Always meant to. This will be the kick up the backside I needed.