Saxman

Did you switch to the reserve tank?

There are clear problems with the current implementation of ADI and engine management. For one, you can't currently use WEP at 2700RPM without overboosting the engine, and that shouldn't be happening. And using the POH to make it "X time to failure" is no more realistic than not having it at all.

Part of the problem is that the engine is overboosting when it shouldn't. If you hit WEP at 2700RPM MAP will jump past 60in, which it shouldn't be doing.

Do the real Corsair's mirrors actually have that wide of an FoV?

Auto-Rich on the fuel helps with keeping the cylinder heads cool in this situation.

I've had similar results. Also, sometimes WEP simply won't turn on at all. it's also overboosting the engine at altitudes where it SHOULDN'T. Here's the specs from the POH. It's quite clearly shown that you should be able to get WEP at 2700RPM all the way up to 25,000ft. So we should not be getting over-boost at full RPMs as it is currently.

So here's a quick flight I did just now doing a Cold Start flight. Ignore my engine cutting out half-way through because I forgot to watch my main fuel gauge, and the Free Flight doesn't give you much of a tank of gas. Anyway: It appears that sometimes WEP just...doesn't turn on. I think this is connected to my observation of the water pressure gauge suddenly flatlining. You only see pressure on the gauge if ADI is actually on, and this coincides with my observations of the MAP. There were times where I pushed the throttle full throttle and ADI clearly didn't engage. I received no increased power, and the water gauge sits at 0. Others, if I pushed past the in-game detent it kicked in and the MAP needle jumped. From what I can tell, if you're at full RPMs you WILL overrev the engine when WEP turns on. This includes at altitudes where WEP is supposed to use 2700RPM. ADI_Issues2.trk

I forgot about the mod. Here's another one using built-in aircraft only. Eventually, water pressure just cuts immediately to 0 and the 3-minute warning light is never coming on. ADI_Issues1.trk

I'm not AT takeoff. I'm in the air already IN COMBAT. I'm quite aware of the takeoff power settings. Of COURSE NOT. I'm well aware of the 8.5min supply. The 3 minute warning light never comes on, so I know I have water left in the tank.

Posted in the specific engine stops thread.

Here's my most recent flight. Please ignore the ugly landing at the end. I didn't blow my engines, but I've noted a couple things things: 1) Full throttle was hitting +60in MAP. 2) Initially water pressure was fine, however about half way through the flight it fell to zero. I stopped using ADI at that point. ADI_Issues.trk

The FOV before was wrong, AND it made things in the mirror so small as to be practically useless. All that needs to be fixed is the mirror angle, and toning down pilot movements so they're 1:1 with the player and he's not leaning way the hell out over the side when you turn your head an inch or two.

I did the same last night: Cowl flaps partially open, oil and intercooler open to about 50%. Water injection master switch was on, and I was verifying good water pressure on the dial. Temperatures never redlined, and I managed to keep the carburetor light off. The engine still shut down (sadly, I had a CTD after I ditched so couldn't save the track). One thing I noticed is that I was getting BEYOND max rated MAP with water injection. It's hard to tell because of the exaggerated needle jitter, but MAP appeared to be settling above 60in.

Please, for the love of God. You can KIND of see the elevator trim if you twist your head a bit in VR, but aileron and rudder are almost completely blocked off, making it hard to set the right amount of deflection on the ground. The ideal would be if you adjust your trim the pilot's hand moves to the respective wheels, rather than staying on the throttle.

How were you getting 5200RPM? I thought that exploit was fixed.