Talvid Posted February 6, 2022 Posted February 6, 2022 Hey all, I'm trying to start up the BlackShark on top of a mountain FARP on the Through The Inferno server. Left or Right will crank, but even after lifting the shutoff levers at 20%rpm neither of them catches and spools up to speed. Is there a technique for extreme cold starts? VR rig -
razo+r Posted February 6, 2022 Posted February 6, 2022 I just started it up the way I always do in -12C and it worked just fine.
Flappie Posted February 6, 2022 Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Iceman555 said: Hey all, I'm trying to start up the BlackShark on top of a mountain FARP on the Through The Inferno server. Left or Right will crank, but even after lifting the shutoff levers at 20%rpm neither of them catches and spools up to speed. Is there a technique for extreme cold starts? Please save a track and attach it here. Edited February 6, 2022 by Flappie ---
Talvid Posted February 7, 2022 Author Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) On 2/6/2022 at 4:17 AM, Flappie said: Please save a track and attach it here. TTI Mountain FARP cold stall (digitalcombatsimulator.com) Edited February 7, 2022 by Iceman555 1 VR rig -
Talvid Posted February 7, 2022 Author Posted February 7, 2022 On 2/6/2022 at 3:19 AM, razo+r said: I just started it up the way I always do in -12C and it worked just fine. where are you flying the BlackShark where it's always below zero? And is there anything you have to do different in a cold cold start? VR rig -
razo+r Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Iceman555 said: where are you flying the BlackShark where it's always below zero? And is there anything you have to do different in a cold cold start? What I ment was: I started the KA-50 in -12C the exact same way like I always do in warmer temperatures. I've done some more testing (Ambient temps, not temps at SL): At 4886m altitude in -45C temps, unable to start APU At 4886m altitude in +20C temps, unable to start APU At 3114m altitude in -35C temps, able to start APU, unable to start engine At 3114m altitude in -19C temps, able to start APU, almost able to start engine (dies at 21% instead of below 20% before) At 3114m altitude in +32C temps, able to start both engines At 1700m altitude in -28C temps, able to start both engines So it seems to be a combination of both factors, altitude and temperature. What was the temp and altitude for your attempt? Your track doesn't work for me so I can't look at it. Edited February 8, 2022 by razo+r 1
Talvid Posted February 9, 2022 Author Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, razo+r said: At 3114m altitude in -35C temps, able to start APU, unable to start engine At 3114m altitude in -19C temps, able to start APU, almost able to start engine (dies at 21% instead of below 20% before) At 3114m altitude in +32C temps, able to start both engines So it seems to be a combination of both factors, altitude and temperature. What was the temp and altitude for your attempt? Your track doesn't work for me so I can't look at it. The altitude is 3200m and temp is -21C (although the weather might be dynamic so I don't know exactly what the temp was on my first attempt in the actual server) these conditions are in the range where you had the engine die at 21%rpm and that's exactly what happened to me. So it was just to high and too cold to fly. Which is too bad because my target was a mere 35km away. I'll have to wait for warmer temperatures or make the long hop from a lower FARP. Thanks for your research and sharing it. It resolves this doubt in my mind. I just spawned at Mozdok on a Quickstart mission. I'm at 220meters and the air outside is 79 degrees F. I'll have no problem cold starting now. Happy skies! Edited February 9, 2022 by Iceman555 VR rig -
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