A Trick To the Start Button?

[Steve Gee]

I've tried this a few times now, after going through both cold start tutorials (Caucasus and Nevada) for the M2000C as well as watching different videos from others on how to cold start, yet I can not get the starter button to depress at all.

 

I've moved myself physically all over the cockpit with TrackIR to make sure I have a clear access to the button, but for the life of me, I can not get it to actuate at all, left or right mouse clicking.

 

I can fly the plane in any other way just fine, but I cannot cold start it at all. I'm stumped as to why, but I have a module I'm unable to use if I can't start it?

[myHelljumper]

You need to make sure that the throttle is in the cutoff position, if you moved it at anytime during your rampstart, it might have snapped to the idle position that prevent the startup of the engine.

 

In order to be sure that your throttle is in the cutoff position, you need to put your real throttle to the minimum and press the shutoff button (red/brow flat round button on the right of the throttle course). If the throttle was in the idle position it will snap back to the cutoff position, and you can then click on the start button.

[Steve Gee]

I'm totally lost then, as I see no mention of that control (shutoff button) in pictures and descriptions of the M20900C in either the manual of Chuck's guide, which uses the manual's pictures.

 

Can this be set to a keyboard command so I can map it to a HOTAS key?

 

Edit - Think I found it, page 26 in the manual, item 35 "Engine Shutdown Button"? Just off the throttle itself?

Edited July 24, 2019 by Steve Gee

[Steph21]

Edit - Think I found it, page 26 in the manual, item 35 "Engine Shutdown Button"? Just off the throttle itself?

 

That's the one

 

When clicking on it, it will set the throttle all the way back. Don't touch the throttle then and press start button (with everything set up for cold start). Rpm will then stabilize at around 12% , you can then move throttle to idle

[Steve Gee]

Helljumper, sir...you are a saint. :thumbup: And, thank you Steph for verifying that's what it was. I always move stick and throttle to make sure they have a response and never knew of that little switch that I just now found and started the M2000C's engine for the very first time.

 

Now, I can do the Training lessons and learn how to crash this fine bird with the best of them. :)

 

Edit - Is the Engine Shutdown Button mappable to a key command under some other name because I don't see it in the list?

Edited July 24, 2019 by Steve Gee