Hints & Tips for complex engine management

[[URU]BlackFox]

Im my personal experience, it's a matter of getting to know your aircraft. Settings now are very different in each plane, so you have to actually get a flight manual if you can, or just get into a free flight and start some trial and error.

It adds a lot of realism, and I particularly like it. The days of 110% rad open for as long as you like are finally over.

BTW: I was a lousy pilot before, and that hasn't changed patch after patch.

[fruitbat]

i tend to fly at max 90% pitch unless take off and landing or in a 90 degree vertical climb.

loose very little performance, and drops the revs nicely out of the red for 90% of planes.

[Luno13]

Flying with less than 100% pitch can actually improve performance (top speed), and lowering the pitch in a dive will reduce drag.

Il-2's CEM isn't all that complex once you practice and get used to it. You'll be making mistakes at first, but you'll get the hang of it in no time.