solved No Fuel at cold start and cannot refuel Viper only.

[Willie Nelson]

I have been flying the Viper and regularly completing successful cold start for close to a year now however the last several attempts to start the Viper from a cold and dark ship have not been successful. 

I have completed a repair selecting the slow option, there was nothing indicated as anomalous during that process. I remain on the latest open beta (through DCS_updater selection at start up each time).

I have also attempted to post a track file recording of the cold start tutorial where I followed the instructions to the letter just in case I was missing something obvious, I am not. The track file was too big to post despite being very short. 

Doesn't happen on either the Hornet or Huey and all other missions or instant action files that operate with the engines already running are fine. 

Happy to come back with more info as requested. 

Edited November 19, 2021 by Willie Nelson

[Flappie]

Hi Willie. Please do as follow:

1. Download attached mission,
2. Save it under "Saved Games/DCS.../Missions",
3. Start DCS, click Mission, My Missions, and launch this mission.
4. Try to start the aircraft
5. Exit the mission, save the track and attach it here.

I swear the track wll be very very small, and the track will allow some F-16 fan to see what's going on with yoru startup procedure (one can take control of a mission from a track, which is very helpful).F-16 cold.miz

 

[Willie Nelson]

On 11/6/2021 at 10:04 AM, Flappie said:

Hi Willie. Please do as follow:

1. Download attached mission,
2. Save it under "Saved Games/DCS.../Missions",
3. Start DCS, click Mission, My Missions, and launch this mission.
4. Try to start the aircraft
5. Exit the mission, save the track and attach it here.

I swear the track wll be very very small, and the track will allow some F-16 fan to see what's going on with yoru startup procedure (one can take control of a mission from a track, which is very helpful).F-16 cold.miz

 

Righto, love to find out what I am doing wrong, thanks. This one seems to upload. (same problem persists) I am wondering if it is something I did in the mission editor on the "dawn raiders" mission?

No fuel at startup.trk

[Willie Nelson]

Bump

 

[Willie Nelson]

Problem resolved, it turned out to be a calibration problem with my warthog idle cut off. My bad. 

[Flappie]

Hey Willie. Sorry, I've just seen I had missed your track. I'm glad you sorted it out.

Thanks for your feedback.

Edited November 19, 2021 by Flappie

[Willie Nelson]

Actually, the solution was not as I first thought. At some earlier stage in the Viper rollout you used to be capable of inducing a hot start by bringing the fuel prior to the recommended 20% RPM. That has more recently been changed and now if you attempt to introduce fuel it will be inhibited. That was at least in part the problem so don't attempt to bring fuel in anything less than 20%.