One question on the Gladiator's start-up procedure

[343KKT_Kintaro]

When following the flashcard procedure for the Gladiator's start-up... I always end up with the same suspicion. Please tell me what do you think: regarding the fuel tanks, the flashcard gives at first the instruction to put the fuel selector on the auxiliary tank. Only when the engine runs smoothly, then the flashcard says to go to the main tank. BUT... the flashcard doesn't mention in what way the existing fuel percentage affects the start-up. I may be wrong but from experience I noticed that if you initially set a 75% of fuel, this prevents the engine from starting, at least when you follow the flashcard instructions. With a 75% of fuel the procedure works correctly only if you set your fuel selector on "main" since the very beginning. I assume this means that the auxiliary tank is empty when you do not set a 100% of fuel before spawning. If so, the flashcard should mention the importance of the fuel percentage when it comes to set the fuel selector during the start-up procedure. Please, experts, tell me what do you think.

[dazako]

The Flashcards reference information from 'the real world' so if you have 100% fuel you are going to use the auxiliary first, then the main tank. If you only have 75% then you're on the main tank. This is the same with any aircraft with multiple tanks. Look at the P40 types with 3 tanks and 3 separate fuel gauges.

 

Daz

[343KKT_Kintaro]

1 hour ago, dazako said:

The Flashcards reference information from 'the real world'

 

 

May be... but let me point out that the flashcards are mainly intended to help the player in a simulation game.

 

 

1 hour ago, dazako said:

if you have 100% fuel you are going to use the auxiliary first, then the main tank. If you only have 75% then you're on the main tank.

 

 

It depends on the aircraft. If you set your Dewoitine D.520 with a 62% of fuel your two wing tanks will be empty and you'll be needing the fuselage main tank. Set 63% of fuel and your wings will be more flammable than with 62% ! (which is realistic). On board a Gladiator, set 76% of fuel and the flashcard procedure will be as efficient as if you had set 100% of fuel. Set 75% and the auxiliary tank will be empty... thus making the flashcard procedure inefficient. My point is that the Gladiator Flashcard should notify the player that the auxiliary tank range goes from 76% to 100% of fuel. 75% of fuel, or less than 75%, this means the auxiliary tank is empty.

 

 

1 hour ago, dazako said:

Look at the P40 types with 3 tanks and 3 separate fuel gauges.

 

 

I'll check that, thank you.