Here's how I operate it (your mileage may vary):
Operate at fine pitch for take off and climb. Switch to coarse pitch for cruising at altitudes above 3,000-4,000ft. Using coarse for cruising at very low altitudes can cause very low rpms due to the density of the air. So, by the same token, I switch back to fine pitch when lining up my landing - you want it that way anyway so you have a lot of power ready if you need to scrub the landing and go around at the last second.
Fuel on auto rich up to 16,000ft, then switching to auto-lean when cruising. Reduce throttle to manage RPMs down to 0-2 boost, otherwise the engine runs rough. Increase throttle as needed when climbing higher to maintain the 0-2 boost setting, or switch back to auto rich when engaging or diving. That said, the way most people seem to be flying Spits online, I'd not even bother with the mixture settings for the 2-speed variable.
Always set coarse pitch for dives and keep an eye on the RPMs to prevent over-rev.
You CAN climb with coarse pitch setting, but I wouldn't climb at a higher rate than 1,000ft/sec doing this (unless you're coming out of a high speed dive and then let your E take you up and switch back to fine if you lose all your speed during that climb).
There's a bunch of other situations, but that's my basics. I'm probably not even doing it the best way (or even the correct way!) but it gets me to France and back with some fighting in between.
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11-07-2011, 02:50 PM
Hybrid Mode
