For clarification all weapon stations on the wings are not removable on the A-10. And the pave penny, although removed since around 2013, was not something we removed even for demo birds back in the day. So if we don't get an upgraded suite in A-10C 2 the pylon should stay.
I haven’t tested in DCS but real world starting either engine has nothing to do with the APU generator being on (or off).
I’ll see if I can duplicate what you’re seeing.
Some pictures I took during the 476 vFG's 8 year anniversary Large Force Exercise "Eight Ball" yesterday. Had 22 members participating, great to see Warthogs, Hornets, and Vipers working together and a very busy Nellis AFB!
It’s to power systems prior to being start, in an emergency, or for maintenance purposes. Also on the real jet with the generator off the cooling fan won’t turn on and you can burn up the APU hydraulic pump. Although that isn’t modeled in the sim.
No the DC powered pump is just for the APU.
Consolidating my helpful posts into one post.
My original post on the subject:
https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4151776&postcount=23
The next two posts were talking to pilots in my unit that have over 7000 hours flying an A-10.
https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4162027&postcount=49
https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4163917&postcount=54
And lastly my comment about VR being "close" to correct but not 100% accurate.
https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4167963&postcount=90
Took pictures over drill weekend showing what DIM and BRT caution warning lights and fire T handles should look like.
Currently BRT isn't bright enough and the BRT and DIM switch does nothing to change the light intensity.
Well I said it the last time this happened and I’ll say it again. It sure would be nice if ED communicated with the mod community about upcoming changes. A lot of these mods add to the game more than some of what ED includes. Take the 476th range mod. Without that mod the NTTR in the Nevada map would be completely inaccurate.
Unfortunately ED silently appears to be even less supportive of the mod community now than in the past.