[INVESTIGATING] Trouble dumping fuel

[DimSim]

Trying to dump some fuel at the moment.

I flip the Left and Right switches to Dump and nothing happens.

Have set lower Bingo Fuel and have the VTO menu open also to watch weight.

Successfully jettisoned external fuel tanks.

 

What am I missing?

 

Beta 2.5.6.58125

[RAZBAM_ELMO]

Fuel will only dump till 2600lbs, and depending where your fuel state is at, it can take quite a while. I have done this many times so I'm not sure how to replicate the issue you are experiencing. Please post a short .trk demonstrating the issue.

[DimSim]

Thanks for responding Razbam. I've dumped fuel many times before, but recently returning to AV8 after time away.

 

Question is, are there any steps beyond those in the guide?:

1) Set Bingo Fuel

2) Flip Left and Right switches to Dump

The observe fuel reduce slowly until Bingo or 2600 limit.

 

Old but still current method of dumping fuel

 

Attaching .trk file with my attempt.

av8_fuel_dump1.trk

[DimSim]

My mistake. I had unlimited fuel checked in Gameplay settings.

The aircraft will neither consume fuel nor dump fuel with that setting enabled.

 

Please consider if it is desirable to have this behavior or change it. The reason is that this aircraft must meet certain weight requirements for vertical flight. If possible, allowing unlimited fuel, but ability to dump fuel during flight to reduce weight would make this a useful accessibility option for players.

 

Otherwise, unless forced off by mission, the player would have to start on the ground and reduce fuel via rearm/repair ground crew option, or modify the mission. That is, to take advantage of unlimited fuel with this aircraft.

Edited December 9, 2020 by DimSim

[RAZBAM_ELMO]

That is indeed one of the restrictions when entering with unlimited fuel selected. IF thats the case, then you probably want to set your wet weight to below 22500lbs prior to adding weapons in the ME.

 

Marking as USER ERROR and moving to RESOLVED