hazzer Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Hi all, Not posting in the bug section as I'm not 100% on this one. So if I shutdown the mosquito in flight I can airstart it by getting the prop to windmill and it fires up. If I keep it feathered and try start it, I get no start. On the ground after a flight, I have tried restarting at an airfield which doesn't have ground crew, unable to start. I tried pumping the throttle, as the engine has carbs I assumed it would pump some fuel in. Again nothing. Just wondering if this should be expected, or if as I am suggesting we should be able to start up by forcing some fuel in with the throttle? RTX 2080ti, I7 9700k, 32gb ram, SSD, Samsung Odyssey VR, MSFFB2, T-50 Throttle, Thrustmaster Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1sonuk Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 On the ground, the primer pumps are manually operated in the nacelles by ground crew. No ground crew, no primer pumping. In the air, the spinning prop shaft operates the normal fuel pump. So I think what you describe is expected behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art-J Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 I'm fairly sure carbs on Merlin engines didn't feature accelerator pumps connected directly to throttle like old automotive carbs have. Mixture regulation was done separately in them. So pumping the throttle shouldn't do anything. 1 i7 9700K @ stock speed, single GTX1070, 32 gigs of RAM, TH Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazzer Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 Thanks for claifiying. Did wonder as the old carbed aircraft I have flown have had accelerator pumps on. RTX 2080ti, I7 9700k, 32gb ram, SSD, Samsung Odyssey VR, MSFFB2, T-50 Throttle, Thrustmaster Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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