Engine Failures

[nightmare33]

I just started Flying Circus. Flying the Sopwith Camel I am experiencing engine failures. I don't know why. I adjust the mixture, (lowering as altitude is gained) am I leaning the mixture to much and is this causing to much engine heating? I don't know, any thoughts?

[SYN_Mike77]

A couple of things come to mind:  Most likely you are overrevving the engine.  If you enter a dive, and it doesn't have to be a steep dive, you might overrev your engine and kill it.  Much less likely but possible if you are at high altitude is that you might overcool the engine, though I doubt it, My guess is overrevving.  Cut back on throttle or blip the engine whenever you push the stick forward.

[JGr2/J5_Klugermann]

FC Camel has hi RPM at full throttle so it doesn't take much to blow engine. If you max mixture you can dive full throttle with impunity.