San Patricio Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 So I am struck trying to figure out how to the get engine to start properly. I did the cold start tutorial (1.2.8) but when I get to the part where you are supposed to hit the engine start button (Home) and hold it, nothing happens. No noise, no rotors turning, no exhaust gases, nothing. I read in some earlier threads that the cold start tutorial had some issues so I tried just a standard ramp start in a quick mission following a guide and ran into the same problem. I turn on the appropriate AC/DC switches along with fuel, etc. but when I hit the engine start button nothing happens even if I hold it for 30 plus seconds. I wonder if I'm not managing the idle setting correctly on the throttle correctly? The tutorial and most of the guides/videos I looked at just had you hitting PgDn but the manual has a more complicated procedure on pp 112-113. I've tried both, though, and nothing seems to work. I'm sure I'm missing something obvious but I'd appreciate any tips.
sondo214 Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 I think the correct button in order to open the fuel feed to the engine is PgUp a couple of times and then PgDn. Try this one
SimFreak Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 If you're hitting "Home" and nothing happens, either your key is not mapped or you're not following starting sequence.
San Patricio Posted May 20, 2014 Author Posted May 20, 2014 Ah, I finally got it to work fine in quick missions (it turns out I was moving the start up generator switch to standby when it was already in the "on" position, that and the fuel feeding tip above solved things). But while I can now start reliably in missions, I still get hung up in the cold start tutorial at the same point. I follow the proscribed steps and it keeps advancing until I get to the instruction to hit the start engine button, at which point nothing happens. Not a big deal since I now know how to start up, but still a bit odd.
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