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It's possible to start without ground power, but I somtimes fail to do so when there's much electricity needed. For example on a nighttime mission where you switch on all of the lights prior startup and look like a christmas tree (and run the Abris and other stuff from batteries), it happened to me that I had to switch ground power on because the right Engine wouldn't start.

In my signature there's a startup video I made. It's much shorter than Wags' producers note vid and possibly not how you'd do it in RL, but it works.

You need to bring the two reticles on the HUD together to achieve a valid launch parameter and only then the Vikhr will fire.

Well, you switch it on and shoot at other helicopters with your cannon and Vikhrs!

Not that I'm aware of. From what I've seen it's even worse: Its WP 4 on the Abris but WP 3 on the Pimp-800.

As soon as you have power (either ground power or batteries). Edit: Of course, you won't have full functionality until other systems are turned on.

A quick and dirty startup video: :pilotfly:

Startup procedure in short (and not from a realistic point of view): Must do: - AC and DC ground power ON (must test if it can be started with batteries only) - Fuel Pumps ON - APU fuel switch ON - push START button - Fuel cutoff valves ON ( + external tanks if equipped) - Engine governors ON - Rotor brake OFF - Select left engine, hit START, left fuel cutoff lever OFF @ 1500-2000 RPM - Wait until green light below the start button goes dark then Repeat for right engine - Trottle two notches up to AUTO - (Select APU & hit STOP button) then APU fuel switch OFF - Generators ON - Batteries ON - INU switch ON - NAV & attitude indicator power ON - Uncage and adjust ADI / attitude indicator - Shkval power ON (If Shkval is turned off in midflight, the ADI and the attitide indicator go crazy --- WHY ?? ) - wait until HUD comes on "Optional:" - Internal/external lights as desired - Fuel gauge On - ABRIS ON - Pitot- INU Heater / Rotor- / Engine anitice ON if cold - Fire extinguisher ON / Fire warning ON - Radios / datalink / ejection seat / weapon computer ON - Nav Panel (forgot the name) to mode "Normal Operation" - Autopilot buttons (big blue buttons) ON - Laser power / Master arm ON if desired - Skhval setting "GMT" (ground moving target) recommended - LWS and CMS as desired - Adjust ABRIS and NAV-Panel - Dial in radio frequencies - Adjust HUD - Set radar altitude warning height - Perform system tests

There are a few small errors in WAGS startup videos (probably because some things were not included in the beta) and in the Powerpoint presentation: 1) The switches where it says "Enable Batteries" in the Presentation are actually the generators and the 2 guarded switches between the AC and DC ground power are the actual batteries switches. 2) Where it says "Disengane APU" in the Presentation is actually the APU Fuel cutoff switch. One would correctly stop the APU by selecting it and then hitting the STOP button ( the second button left of the START button). Afterwards one would shut off the APU fuel valve. 3) The hydraulics master switch is actually switched to OFF in the Presentation. IT's ON by default, so you don't have to touch it. 4) The Fire extinguisher system and the fire warning signal have to be switched on. These are the 2 switches next to the red fire extinguisher buttons. If you are in a hurry switch on ABRIS first after enabling ground power, it takes a long time to start up. With a bit of practice (and without the tests) you can get the shark in the air in under 3 minutes.

*fingers crossed*

btw I reverted back to the normal single screen view and mapped "zoom view" to a rotary on my HOTAS so I can zoom into the Skhval (until it fills my whole 32" LCD-TV if I want to). For me the Skhval on a separate screen adds nothing to the immersion - unless you are a cockpit builder of course. On the other hand ..... the ABRIS on a second screen with DIY pushbuttons/rotaries probably would be pretty handy.

Exactly. If you have only one monitor and enable "shkval+mainscreen" in BS, the image is split vertically in the center (shkval left, screen right). It's a very simple solution that forces you to use the same resolution on both screens. So the more different the two monitores are by the means of resolution and aspect ratio, the worse the image quality will be. For example a combination of a 26" widescreen monitor and a 4:3 8" LCD will not work satisfactory.

Ok, so here's how I did it: 1) You have to enable the second screen in the gfx control panel 2) You have to set it to "extended desktop" and then enable "stretching horizontally" 3) This is where the PITA can occur: You have to select a resolution for the combined monitors. In the ATI control panel I had only 4 different resolutions availiable and only one would work for me (2040x768 ), matching closest my desired (akward) resolution of 2384x768 (I have a 32" LCD-TV (1360x768 ) and a old 19" CRT (1024x768 ) => 1360 + 1024 = 2384)). So the image on my LCD-TV is stretched by ~300 pixels. I tried to add the custom resolution with Powerstrip, but I could only add it to the resolution list of the separate monitors, but not to the list of the virtual stretched display. I hope this makes sense :doh:. Maybe it's easier with Nvidia cards or with two normal monitors. Anyway, you should end up with the desktop - AND THE TASKBAR!! -stretched over both screens. If the taskbar is only displayed on one screen, you did something wrong! The Shkval-screen needs to be the left one (with the "Start" button) the main screen the right one (with the Systray and the clock). Of course you can put the second screen wherever you want, but it needs to be the left one settings wise. If it's the right one, select "swith screens" in your gfxcard control panel. 4) In the BS options you have to enable "2 Screens - Shkval+Monitor" and select the virtual resolution (2040x768 in my case). :doh: Have fun! Edit: While thinking over it, it occurred to me that the two screens will have the exact same resolution. So - like in my case - if you have a widescreen monitor and a 4:3 aspect monitor, stretching/distorting WILL occur and there's nothing you can do about it. :-(

It works, but it was a PITA to set up :doh:

I really like this one :megalol:

Release is tomorrow, not today :pilotfly:

I own both a Cougar and a X52Pro. For Jet-sims I use the Cougar and for prop- and helo sims the X52Pro. The Cougar is WAY to stiff for flying helos for my liking. :joystick:

Wow, great news! :thumbup:

I never saw this video before, it's amazing. :worthy: I did a forum search, but I only found a thread about it in the russian forums. HiRes Version: http://www.virtual-jabog32.de/index.php?section=downloads&subcat=28&file=881&PHPSESSID=b723ed53dbb5c5c82b2513b728a091d1

Is the laser in the Ka-50 the same PITA as in the SU-25T (manual on/off, cooldown, overheat) ?

My wife stopped wondering about the strange things I do a long time ago.. :D

I would go for a 32"+ LCDTV instead. It was the best HW upgrade to my rig ever.

:thumbup: :lol:

400 kb/s Danke Groove! :thumbup:

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