How to use the YAK-1

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Originally Posted by Drvn1

Thank you for the info.. I will def practice with it.. I was flying the I 16 last night and loved it. Only thing is the engine would sometimes randomly cut off !?

That's because it's got a float carburetor instead of fuel injection. The Yak-1, Hawker Hurricane, and Yak-9 should all cut out when you attempt to roll or dive without rolling (just pointing the stick forward from level flight). But it seems the I-16 and I-153 are the only two planes in BoP that are effected like this.

It's because you're cutting the fuel from getting to the engine, so the engine cuts out. And it also happens if you're using WEP too often or for too long. So when flying the I-16, always roll into a dive and don't use WEP so often. It'll burn your engine out and just kill it for good. (They didn't make it possible to restart the engine in a dive like in '46.)