Originally Posted by Lololopoulos (Post 313016)

ok I understand why u would need to keep the revs at bay using prop pitch during a Sturzflug (as the official manual put it, lol), but as of now I really don't see how it can benefit level and turning flying, or even climbing. I've heard some more experience pilots say that if u can manage the prop pitch well, it's like being able to drive a manuel car, and in combat u can really gain an edge.
is that really true? :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Lololopoulos (Post 312929)

2. What does the hand pump do?

Originally Posted by JG52Uther (Post 313052)

Well I know I have found myself very slow sometimes because I am nursing the engine too much, and keeping revs/ATA too low.
Its certainly not 'il2 point and go at 110%' anymore!

Originally Posted by JG52Krupi (Post 313070)

True it certainly isn't but after you get over the initial learning curve i find it to be quite similar.

A tip from a magazine on a 109 E flight.

To ensure you don't overdo the rpm on take off set the pitch to 11:30. I now fly like most of the time.

I set the throttle to 90% and now my I use the pitch to keep the rpm around the red arrow... My problem only comes when I spot an aircraft below me and dive its very hard to keep an eye on the pitch enemy and rpm and I normally end up either losing sight of the contact, ignoring my wildly high rpm until I start to shake to bits or forget to stop turning the pitch down which end up in losing all energy as you start your climb back up. All of three of these mistakes usually end in a disaster, but i am getting better and I see this as a huge increase in gameplay over 1946 as its much harder to boom and zoom now :)

Originally Posted by Tiger27 (Post 313086)

I switched from a throttle lever to one of my hat switches to control the 109 pp that way I can have it the right way (Spits and Hurris are still mapped to my throttle) and it stops on release, I just try and match the rpm, reducing pp to keep the rpm's out of the red, I found before I was using the hat switch I would set it for dive and then forget to centre it I would pull out in full course, totally screwed for the climb out, but when you get it right it works well.

Originally Posted by Lololopoulos (Post 312648)

Hello all,
As a U.S. customer who just got the game 2 days ago, i‘m happy to report so far I'm enjoying the game!!:):):):)
I have been a Il-2 fan for quite some time since my middle school in 2004, but I have mostly been a casual player, for example I flew offline most of the time and never used CEM in the old IL-2. I can't believe how fast time has gone by because I still remember taking off for the first time in Bf-109F, and i nosed in and crashed on the run way a couple of times before finally made it off. The feeling was soooo rewarding and the realism really astonished me back then.

Yesterday i made a quick intercept mission in Full Mission Builder, just to test somethings like CEM and see how the new game is different from the old one. That astonishing feeling really came back!! It took me some time to get my G940 set up. I messed around with CEM quite a bit, clicked around in the cockpit. I honestly have to admit it is a lot of fun, and graphics look a loooot nicer than the original Il-2. Before I got the game I thought the terrain would be really annoying but it turned out when I'm actually in the cockpit flying, my attention wouldn't be so much on the terrain (the greenness) than on my dashboard and enemy planes. Really the CEM would give you a full plate!!

Now I have few questions I encountered while playing yesterday.
1. How do I adjust the gunsight range based on my convergence 250? On spitfire there is only "increase" and "decrease" gunsight range, but how do i tell how far it is set to? Some general comments on how to use the gunsight are also welcome! as i never got in deep and messed around with gunsight and convergence in the old Il-2 series.


For what its worth we did some tests and a 200yd convergence needs 350yd gunsight setting. We think its pro-rata for anything else, e.g. convergence x 1.75

If you open an info window (Alt+RightClick) you can get secondary controls up and the gunsight range changes, Compass Ring and Gyro Compass changes will show up in that. You might want to set the font large as its stuck on Blue and can be hard to read at normal size.

2. Right after I took off in 109, the engine started shaking very badly, and 30 seconds later, a message "Governor Failure" appeared. I had both of my radiator open. What could be the cause?

See other posts ref overheating and rpm

3. I noticed that in 109 you can't adjust the pitch? I press increase and decrease pitch but the nob always comes back to its original position?

Its spring loaded, hold it until required pitch is obtained

4. Is there anyway to change the location of the texts? as of now all 3 of the messages are overlapping each other on the top left of the screen.

Yes, see this:
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showpos...4&postcount=55

5. What's the difference between oil radiator and radiator?

Oil is for oil, radiator is for coolant (probably posted already)

6. What is a healthy temperature for oil and water?

109 Climb figures in manual:
Oil temperature: 30 to 75 C, up to 95 in short bursts.
Water temperature: 80 C, up to 105 in short bursts.

7. What's a good way of taking screenshots without all the texts and engine setting?

hmmm not sure. Turn them off somehow

That is all for now. Gtg take a final exam :)

Good luck
Hope you guys r enjoying the game as well!
As well as can be expected just now

Thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by cheesehawk (Post 313245)

Krupi,

If you're flying at 11:30 prop pitch most of the time, you're not utilizing even 1/2 of the power of the 109s engine, like you're driving a car using only first and second gear.

Use more control, let your prop pitch slowly work its way down to 9:30-9:45, keeping it in the powerband, and you'll see a lot more speed. Plus, its way easier to keep the engine under control in dives, if you start at the low end of the powerband instead of the high end. Get the revs back up when climbing.

I find I do most of my dogfighting at around 10:15, and slowly works its way up as I lose energy and need more and more bite from the engine. When you're still dogfighting and your PP is already at 12:00, you know you've done it wrong and you're running out of time.

Originally Posted by Dutch_851 (Post 313288)

Well a prop is an airfoil....

Originally Posted by cheesehawk (Post 313245)

Krupi,

If you're flying at 11:30 prop pitch most of the time, you're not utilizing even 1/2 of the power of the 109s engine, like you're driving a car using only first and second gear.

Use more control, let your prop pitch slowly work its way down to 9:30-9:45, keeping it in the powerband, and you'll see a lot more speed. Plus, its way easier to keep the engine under control in dives, if you start at the low end of the powerband instead of the high end. Get the revs back up when climbing.

I find I do most of my dogfighting at around 10:15, and slowly works its way up as I lose energy and need more and more bite from the engine. When you're still dogfighting and your PP is already at 12:00, you know you've done it wrong and you're running out of time.