Things I need to remember when returning to BoS?

[Uriah]

i have been away playing other combat flight sims for about a month and returned to BoS last night.  I had a terrible time with just taxing about in my Yak1.  But then I accidentally moved my lever for mixture and the plane came to life.   I had just forgotten this peculiarity about BoS as opposed to CLOD (which has its own peculiarities).

 

So for at least coming back from CLOD what all things do I need to remember? 

 

Is this it?

Starting off: 

  After hitting the key for engine start, just be patient, it takes about 30 seconds to respond.

  Move the mixture - default is max lean                                               

 No need to tap breaks (maybe unlock tail wheel)                                            

 No magnetos or fuel cock      

 

 

[Sokol1]

Think that yo need write a detailed check-list for his games. Always after couple of months you forget something about one or another.      

[Uriah]

Hence the question...

[SCG_Tzigy]

Pitch, radiators, trim..activate gunners..

[Yakdriver]

Well the question is asked in an impossible-to-answer way.

i can not remind you of things you have forgotten

if i do not know what you have forgotten

 

I can not know that, because you can not tell me what you forgot - because you did just that.

Forget.

 

 

But common things that i pay attention to:

engine startup - pay attention to mixture and power settings

Yaks and LaGGs - change turbo at 2000m

Oil and water radiators are possibly separated - check both.

in case of problems empty the updates folder.

[Willy__]

Plus, I really like how sometimes the startup fails in il-2 depending for instance in OAT!

 

 

It fails because you either forgot to set the mixture to 100% or you left the throttle in the wrong position, otherwise theres no chance to "fail to start the engine" I guess.    

(Someone correct me if I'm wrong).

Edited December 28, 2014 by istruba

[3instein]

Pitch, radiators, trim..activate gunners..

What do you mean by "activate gunners"?

 

Mick.

[Sokol1]

What do you mean by "activate gunners"?

 

The game have strange choices, for example: bombs safety fuses start OFF - so dozen of planes are blow up in runway... 

But gunners start in "sleep" mode, is need open the orders menu (the key at left of 1 key), press F3 (gunners) and then F2 (fire at will) or other fire option (or use some Alt+ shortcut).

Edited December 28, 2014 by Sokol1

[3instein]

^^ Thanks man, didn't know they needed activated.

 

Mick.