Ghostrider 147

No please don't think I'm accusing you of being a noob, I never meant my message to sound that way, apologies! I just figured a track file would help to see where exactly things go wrong because currrently I'm not experiencing any engine issues, I just did a 30 minute hop in the Corsair, almost all the time at full mil power (50-54 inHg MP at 2700 RPM) doing some aerobatics practice and the engine ran perfectly fine. I kept my cowl flaps at about 20% open and I kept the oil and intercooler flaps at about 50% open. Oil and cylinder head temperatures never exceeded their limits. I think a track file would help, since you are experiencing issues, it seems your engine is overheating when it really shouldn't be. Just trying to help!

Please attach a track file, so far a bunch of other people were having the same problem, but they were really overheating their engines because they didn't properly open up their oil cooler flaps. Magnitude 3 updated the engine behaviour and damage model in the last update making it more sensitive to higher temperatures I believe. Lots of things to take into account when flying the Hog

Your oil temperature is way over the maximum limits. When flying slow, like when on carrier approaches, make sure to open your oil cooler flaps about 30 to 50%. Your engine blew here because it overheated. Other than that nice landing btw

Blackburn's Irregulars Thanks to Magnitude 3 for the bug fixes of today's update!

I totally agree. Creating WWII missions with accurate and realistic AI units is a lot more fun than without. These 3D models don't create themselves and I'm more than happy to pay a little contribution!

I’m really looking forward to the PTO assets pack and I can’t wait to use these new units to build realistic missions One thing I’m thinking about, however, is that we won’t have nice GCI radars to go along in a PTO WWII setting. It’d be really nice if some of the carriers or other vessels had functional GCI radars in-game. Radar-controlled intercepts proved really useful for the US Navy in WWII and it was commonly used in key battles as far as I’m aware, it’d be nice if we could properly simulate this in DCS!

I noticed similar issues exist with the engine cowling and the supercharger intakes, when zooming out you can see “through” the aircraft just like here

Do you mean you have trouble reproducing this bug? Or trouble finding what causes it?

Same bug as this I think:

When zooming out the external camera, a part of the inside textures dissappears on the starboard wing, see screenshot. When zooming back in it reappears. Happening now since the last update! Track file included: https://mega.nz/file/zNAXBJqD#_a423Qrdxx16-Nkf9fiMLaNYB5csHqbU_MIlM4-Hb2A Other than that, I love the update, the FM refinements feel great and the new cockpit textures are looking really realistic!

Many thanks for the advice!

Those are some amazing shots!

Many thanks! I just released it: F4U-1A Corsair (BuNo 17649) White 1 ''Big Hog'' flown by J.T. Blackburn, VF-17, November 1943.

Some F4U-1's were notorious for leaking fuel and oil from there, it would get all over the pilot's windscreen. They taped over it with bandages and tape every few flights to keep the windscreen clean!