Boost Cut Out

[Hewty666Hewty666]

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Hi everyone!

I have an issue with the Boost Cut Out command even though i click on it (i tried cliking and pulling with the mouse ) or configure it on a shortcut, it doesnt work !

Could you help me please?

I apparently need it to warm up the engine quicker

Thanks a lot!

 

>Antoine

[Buzzsaw]

4 hours ago, Hewty666Hewty666 said:

Hi everyone!

I have an issue with the Boost Cut Out command even though i click on it (i tried cliking and pulling with the mouse ) or configure it on a shortcut, it doesnt work !

Could you help me please?

I apparently need it to warm up the engine quicker

Thanks a lot!

 

>Antoine

Which British aircraft is this you are testing?

 

Some do not have allowable boost cutout.  (87 octane versions)

 

Select 100 octane versions in the early Hurri I and Spit I types to get allowable boost cutout.

[56RAF_Stickz]

as far as  I can determine boost cut out control not working for beaufighter. For a 1F on either tobruk or channel maps I can only attain 4lbs and there is no indication the control is being activated (obviously there is no visual indication on the cockpit control to check). Tried with 100oct hurri and a blenheim on channel map and the controls (HOTAS or keyboard T or click cockpit control) work and give the usual text indication.

Went to Tobruk tried beaufighter1c and could get 6.5lbs, but still no boost cut out operation indication nor could I set it for the lower value (ie appears boost cut out always on). So swapped for the 1F on same mission now could only get the 4lbs as on channel map. Restarted game but results unchanged. Is this a change to the 1F, and does the beaufighter no longer have boost cutout?

[Buzzsaw]

46 minutes ago, 56RAF_Stickz said:

as far as  I can determine boost cut out control not working for beaufighter. For a 1F on either tobruk or channel maps I can only attain 4lbs and there is no indication the control is being activated (obviously there is no visual indication on the cockpit control to check). Tried with 100oct hurri and a blenheim on channel map and the controls (HOTAS or keyboard T or click cockpit control) work and give the usual text indication.

Went to Tobruk tried beaufighter1c and could get 6.5lbs, but still no boost cut out operation indication nor could I set it for the lower value (ie appears boost cut out always on). So swapped for the 1F on same mission now could only get the 4lbs as on channel map. Restarted game but results unchanged. Is this a change to the 1F, and does the beaufighter no longer have boost cutout?

+4.0 boost is the maximum for the 1F.... it has the earlier Hercules III engine.

 

The later IF-Late and IC have the Hercules IX and this allows +6.75 boost.

 

The Beaufighter throttle goes from 0-100, there is no boost cutout.

 

Normal boost setting for 30 minutes is +2.5 for the Beau IF, and +3.5 for the Beau IF-Late and IC... normal 30 minute rpms are 2400 for IF and 2500 for IF-Late and IC.

 

See the revised Aircraft Flashcard Manuals here:

 

https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33715

[56RAF_Stickz]

thanks buzz, I went and checked the wiki (obviously outdated now). Flown it so many times couldnt understand why no more cut out indicated. Saw this thread and thought it maybe same thing.

Cant download that link, comes up with a catcha thingy but nought to check and doesnt seem to be my browser locking anything. (I can seldom get em to work any way). Its no problem, I hadnt been using the cards cos many mentioned percentages and I never used that. I can get by until they come through steam.

I just wish I could turn on the tomahawk gunsight - can see a gunsight switch by left knee but no work?

[Buzzsaw]

2 hours ago, 56RAF_Stickz said:

thanks buzz, I went and checked the wiki (obviously outdated now). Flown it so many times couldnt understand why no more cut out indicated. Saw this thread and thought it maybe same thing.

Cant download that link, comes up with a catcha thingy but nought to check and doesnt seem to be my browser locking anything. (I can seldom get em to work any way). Its no problem, I hadnt been using the cards cos many mentioned percentages and I never used that. I can get by until they come through steam.

I just wish I could turn on the tomahawk gunsight - can see a gunsight switch by left knee but no work?

You can dedicate a key to turning on a gunsight if you can't find the object in the cockpit.

[Hewty666Hewty666]

12 hours ago, Buzzsaw said:

Which British aircraft is this you are testing?

 

Some do not have allowable boost cutout.  (87 octane versions)

 

Select 100 octane versions in the early Hurri I and Spit I types to get allowable boost cutout.

Hello everyone, thanks a lot for your answers! Im a beginner, i use the plane in the training mode: "First solo Flight" so i guess that Buzzsaw you are right it may not be the version of plane with boost cut out option available! But it seems to me that i can't change plane in training mode ?

Best regards,

 

Antoine

[Buzzsaw]

30 minutes ago, Hewty666Hewty666 said:

Hello everyone, thanks a lot for your answers! Im a beginner, i use the plane in the training mode: "First solo Flight" so i guess that Buzzsaw you are right it may not be the version of plane with boost cut out option available! But it seems to me that i can't change plane in training mode ?

Best regards,

 

Antoine

The plane in the training flight is an 87 octane version... no you can't select different aircraft for training missions.

 

You can select "Cross Country Flight" and select the aircraft you want from the original BLITZ game... this mission is a good training mission, lets you practice takeoffs and flying around, then finding your airfield and landing.

[Art-J]

I was wondering about boost cutout in Beaus as well. Thanks for clarification. If the cutout doesn't exist anymore, you guys might want to edit lists and screenshots on relevant flashcards accordingly, in some future revision.

[Hewty666Hewty666]

On 8/8/2020 at 10:15 AM, Buzzsaw said:

The plane in the training flight is an 87 octane version... no you can't select different aircraft for training missions.

 

You can select "Cross Country Flight" and select the aircraft you want from the original BLITZ game... this mission is a good training mission, lets you practice takeoffs and flying around, then finding your airfield and landing.

Hi Buzz!

I practice on Cross country Flight now and its much better and now i can play with the boost cut out ahah !

Have a good day!

[SNAPKronovanX]

On 8/7/2020 at 6:32 PM, Buzzsaw said:

...The Beaufighter throttle goes from 0-100, there is no boost cutout.

 

Normal boost setting for 30 minutes is +2.5 for the Beau IF, and +3.5 for the Beau IF-Late and IC... normal 30 minute rpms are 2400 for IF and 2500 for IF-Late and IC.

 

See the revised Aircraft Flashcard Manuals here:...

I have the flashcard and it states this for step 10. "Wait approx. 5 minutes. Then push throttle forward to 110%"  So I'm a bit confused by your comment - if the throttle only goes fro 0-100, how after 5 minutes can you advance it to 110% ? Or did you perhaps mean to state "The early Beaufighter" in you comment?

I don't own the Tobruk DLC yet (seriously considering it), does it have a campaign for the Beaufighter?

[Art-J]

^ It does, although the campaign is for Channnel map - apparently you fly with Beau night fighter squadron to intercept night bomber raids. Haven't played it yet, however.

[SNAPKronovanX]

20 minutes ago, Art-J said:

^ It does, although the campaign is for Channnel map - apparently you fly with Beau night fighter squadron to intercept night bomber raids. Haven't played it yet, however.

Oooh, night intercepts - sounds scary and challenging, yet exciting.  ?  Do you fly those campaign missions in the later Beaufighter Mk IF with  BCO, or is it the earlier variant like in standalone Blitz?

[Sokol1]

5 hours ago, SNAPKronovanX said:

I have the flashcard and it states this for step 10. "Wait approx. 5 minutes. Then push throttle forward to 110%"  So I'm a bit confused by your comment - if the throttle only goes fro 0-100, how after 5 minutes can you advance it to 110% ? Or did you perhaps mean to state "The early Beaufighter" in you comment?

 

For the game - in 100 octanes planes;  your joystick throttle in 100% equals to 100% when BCO limiter is OFF and 110% when BCO limiter is ON. 

 

For enable extra boost - in 100 octanes engines, two conditions need be fulfilled:

 

1 - BCO limiter  - the red tab in Spitfire throttle quadrant, turn the "tilt" in Spitfire...", is out (ON message in HUD).

 

But press the key/button (or mouse click) for this remove the physical BCO limiter (ON on HUD) don''t engage extra boost (like in IL-2:46, IL-2:GB)  just remove a limitation for the extra boost to be used.

 

2 - What enable the extra boost is move throttle above 100%, up to 110%, so if your joystick throttle is already in 100% need do a back and forth movement, for bypass the 100% that enable the extra boost.

 

Reason this adjust:

 

If player have a throttle with afterburner detent (Warthog throttle, VPC T50CM2 with 3rd party add-on) can set that the detent (a physical limitation) correspond to game throttle in 100% be adjust the slider "100% position" for throttle axis in Controls > Axes.

 

So 0%  up to detent of your throttle became 0 -100% in game, bypassing the detent you enter in 100 - 110%, and if BCO limiter is out (ON) extra boot is engaged without the back and forth movement.

 

Even with a throttle without detent you can make use of this feature, by setting, for example that 90% of you throttle equals to 100% in game  adjusting the "100% position" slider,  so 100% became 110% for game, of couse if BCO limiter is out (ON on HUD).

 

 

You may ask, "We in  87% octanas" planes is allowed operate the BCO limiter if extra boost is not available?"

 

 

Happens that Spitfire (specially) , Hurricane, Blenheim, Beaufighter... cockpits in the game is  a kind  of  "generic"* cockpit for all versions this planes in game, as well the controls is common for all, without replicate specific's of their RL counterparts for a given Mk.

 

* In recent patches some details in Spitfire MK.I cockpit was changed for reflect better their (RL) cockpit, e.g. the Propeller Pitch adjust in now Bowden cable and not the lever previously used, what is correct for Spitfire Mk.II.
 

 

 

 

Edited August 10, 2020 by Sokol1

[Art-J]

23 hours ago, SNAPKronovanX said:

Oooh, night intercepts - sounds scary and challenging, yet exciting.  ?  Do you fly those campaign missions in the later Beaufighter Mk IF with  BCO, or is it the earlier variant like in standalone Blitz?

 

Well, the campaign intro note says about intercept missions being flown with 219 Sqn, followed by "strike back" missions with 248 Sqn (some cross-channel intruder missions maybe? I know nothing about history of either of these units).

 

For what it's worth, I only checked what Beau version is being loaded as player's plane for the first mission and it's I-NF.

Edited August 11, 2020 by Art-J

[=RS=Stix_09]

 

(from Chucks Cliffs of dover Manual)

Edited August 21, 2020 by =RS=Stix_09