Mike Busutil

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The cockpit lighting looks great.

The first twin engine I believe is a DH-104 de havilland dove...

Correct, de Havilland Vampire. Notice it still had bombs on it...

I took a mach gauge from the Black MiG-21 to bring home and have in my office. But when I left Iraq "they" told me I was not allowed to keep it as it was a "prize of war" or something like that. They kept it during my packout... Too bad because that would of been really cool to have.

A few more... From a distance I thought this was a Zero! But after a closer look I believe it is a Percival Provost T1

While we wait for the LS MiG-21 I thought I would share some of my pictures I took of some dead Iraqi MiG's and other aircraft. I did a deployment in 2006 to Habbaniyah Iraq. (Approximately 10 miles west of Fallujah) Bullet holes... Two seater Front cockpit I took a mach gauge from this MiG-21 to bring home and have in my office. But when I left Iraq "they" told me I was not allowed to keep it as it was a "prize of war" or something like that. They kept it during my packout... Too bad because that would of been really cool to have.

I don't have any functioning external lights on the TF-51D... The cockpit lights all work but I get nothing on the external lights. The P-51D lights all work.

Fuel is forced to the carburetor by an engine driven pump at a normal operating pressure of 16-19 PSI. In addition, there is an electrically powered booster pump in each internal tank. The booster pumps prevent vapor lock at high altitudes, assure sufficient fuel supply under all flight conditions and, in case of engine driven pump failure, provide enough fuel to the carburetor for normal engine operation. The droppable tanks do not have a booster pump. However, a constant and controlled pressure of 5 lbs./sq.in. is maintained within the combat tanks by pressure obtained from a vacuum pump. This is in addition to the pressure obtained from the main engine fuel pump.

I welcome any and all aircraft to DCS World. If we can expect the level of detail that went into the MiG-21 to also go into a LS WW2 fighter, you would be crazy not to get it....

Do I spy a WW2 Hellcat!

Here's me trying to watch that video....

5 times! Because 4 times is not enough and 6 times is too many...

Are you remembering to set the mixture control back to idle cutoff?

Here's a question, When Beczl was around he had tons of knowledge of the Mig-21, to me he seemed able to answer every question there was about the real Mig-21 and knew a lot of Mig facts and history. Does the current team have the same level of knowledge of the Mig-21 that Beczl had? I only ask because I don't know. Yo-Yo seems to be the local expert on the P-51 details so I was just curious as to who we should direct out Mig-21 questions to... Thanks, I very much look forward to this project.

Bring back the F-35!

I dropped my "Horse of War" files into v1.2.8 Think I made a mistake or is it not working in 1.2.8?

Love it, beautiful work sir.

That is a vane transmitter for the AOA system.

Which of these steps did you miss? From the flight manual: Flap handle – UP.  Carburetor ram air control – forward in RAM AIR position (unless FILTERED AIR required).  Carburetor hot air control – forward to NORMAL position (unless HOT AIR required). Trim tabs o Rudder trim: 6° right. o Aileron trim: 0°. o Elevator trim: 0° if fuselage tank is filled with less than 25 gallons of fuel; 2 - 4° nose heavy if the fuselage tank is filled with more than 25 gallons of fuel. Mixture control – IDLE CUT-OFF.  Propeller control – full forward to INCREASE.  Throttle –open 1 inch. Parking brakes – set. Don’t try to hold the aircraft with foot brakes. Supercharger – AUTO (set by default).  Fuel shut-off valve – ON. Fuel selector valve – set to left wing tank. Fuel booster – ON. Battery and generator switches – ON. Coolant and oil radiator flap control switches – operate manually from CLOSE to OPEN and check by listening to determine whether the doors are operating. Maintain both flap doors fully OPEN while running the engine on the ground (flap doors will be set to Automatic for takeoff). Prime the engine three to four seconds if it is cold, one if warm.  Raise the starter switch cover and hold the switch up in the START position to operate the starter and begin turning the engine ([Home] key). After six propeller blades have rotated passed the canopy, set the Ignition switch to BOTH while continuing to operate the starter. As the engine starts, move the mixture control to RUN and release the starter switch. If the engine fails to take hold after several revolutions, give it one second’s more prime. Check that oil pressure reaches at least 50 PSI within 30 seconds. If it doesn’t, stop the engine.  Idle at about 1200-1300 RPM until the oil temperature reaches 40°C and the oil pressure is steady.  Check the suction gauge to show between 3.75 to 4.25” of vacuum pressure.  Check all of the engine instruments. Make sure they don’t exceed or fall below their limits.  After the engine is warmed up, idle at 1000 RPM or slightly less. This keeps the engine clean but not too hot.

F-4 or GTFO! :)

Sounds like you burned up the starter... Did you follow the startup procedure or did you do it from memory? There are a few steps that can cause a no start condition...