Scarecrow84 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 I cant get either engine to start. Autostart doesnt work either, and hangs up at "waiting for EGI". I started my flying session by front seating another D, then tried to start one up. Tried restarting and repairing - no luck. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razo+r Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Got a track or video showing what you are potentially doing wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow84 Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 Thanks for the reply...I havent messed with log files in ages, hopefully this is what we need. My quick startup routine -battery on -apu cover up, apu start -rshift home, ralt home nothing from here...throttles move to idle visually, and my throttle binding still works visually... Also, autostart does not work. Thanks dcs.log debrief.log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razo+r Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 No, tracks is what we would need, not the logs. But anyway, if that is your quick start routine, then you are missing out the Crank switch to start the engines in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow84 Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 I re watched a tutorial video and nothing about a Crank Switch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYo Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Scarecrow84 said: I cant get either engine to start. Autostart doesnt work either, and hangs up at "waiting for EGI". I started my flying session by front seating another D, then tried to start one up. Tried restarting and repairing - no luck. Thanks Add the track or better video (from YouTube?) what you do during startup process. No any bug here, you must do something wrong. Webmaster of http://www.yoyosims.pl Win 10 64, i9-13900 KF, RTX 4090 24Gb OC, RAM 64Gb Corsair Vengeance LED OC@3600MHz,, 3xSSD+3xSSD M.2 NVMe, Predator XB271HU res.2560x1440 27'' G-sync, Sound Blaster Z + 5.1, TiR5, [MSFS, P3Dv5, DCS, RoF, Condor2, IL-2 CoD/BoX] VR fly only: Meta Quest Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow84 Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 (edited) from 3:30...I hit ralt+home, rshift+home, and nothing. Doing everything he does apart from MFDs... Please give me a time stamp for "crank switch" I cant remember how to post tracks, I will have to look that up if this doesnt help. Edited June 5, 2022 by Scarecrow84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbu1 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Never had any problems with starting the engines. I guess you missed hitting the eng1 and eng2 start switches left to the throttle lever handles? the video you are refering shows how you have to hit them first…. DCS MT : 2.9.4.53707 Modules: UH-1H - SA342 - KA-50 BS3 - MI-24P - MI-8MTV2 - AH-64D - CH-47F(Preorder) - UH-60L(Mod) - A-10CII - F-16C - F/A-18C - FC3 -Combined Arms - Supercarrier - NTTR - Normandy2.0 - Persian Gulf - Syria - SA - Sinai - Afghanistan(Preorder) — Waiting for: OH-58D - BO-105 - AH-1G/F(Mod) - OH-6(Mod) - Kola - Australia - Iraq DCS-Client: 10900K, 64GB 3600, RTX3090, 500GB M2 NVMe(win10), 2TB M2 NVMe(DCS), VR VivePro2, PointCTRL, VaicomPro, Wacom Intuos S with VRK v2Beta DCS-DServer: 11600KF, 32GB 3600, GTX1080, 1TB M2 NVMe(win10), 2TB M2 NVMe(DCSDServer), DCS Olympus Simpit: NLR Flightsim Pro, TM Warthog Grip with 30cm Extension + Throttle, VPforce Rhino FFB, Komodo Pedals with Dampers, VPC Rotorplus+CBkit+AH-64D Grip, NLR HF8, Buttkicker (3*MiniConcert), TotalControls AH64D MPD‘s, TM 2*MFD‘s, Streamdecks (1*32,3*15,1*6), VPC CP#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razo+r Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 24 minutes ago, Scarecrow84 said: from 3:30...I hit ralt+home, rshift+home, and nothing. Doing everything he does apart from MFDs... Please give me a time stamp for "crank switch" I cant remember how to post tracks, I will have to look that up if this doesnt help. 3:15. But because it's an Apache and not a Hornet, the "Crank" switch is called engine start switch. So mistake on my side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanker0ne Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Scarecrow84 said: I cant get either engine to start. Autostart doesnt work either, and hangs up at "waiting for EGI". I started my flying session by front seating another D, then tried to start one up. Tried restarting and repairing - no luck. Thanks The Apache cannot be started up from the CPG seat If you come in the DCS Apache from previous experience in the Arma 2/3 Apache Project, probably you have to add to your procedure the 2 ENG Start Switch Edited June 5, 2022 by flanker0ne SCOPRI DI PIU': https://www.amvi.it/joinus.php DISCORD COMBINEDOPS The Battle Planning Tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kharrn Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 vor einer Stunde schrieb Scarecrow84: from 3:30...I hit ralt+home, rshift+home, and nothing. Doing everything he does apart from MFDs... Please give me a time stamp for "crank switch" I cant remember how to post tracks, I will have to look that up if this doesnt help. Watch from 03:07. He even says "now its time to start the engines". Dont skip stuff when you try to learn something new. Maybe next time as reference use this one: or this: Have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow84 Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 I learned to start this thing the day it came out...Like I said maybe 4 times already, the engine start switches don't start the engines, post APU start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razo+r Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 At this point you should really do a video and or attach a track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow84 Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 Well, knock on wood, its working now...I think I wasnt holding the apu switch for long enough. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbu1 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 ???? the apu is not a Switch Holding a period of time. It is just a Short Button press……. there must be something different the issue……but anyway, good News it‘s working now. DCS MT : 2.9.4.53707 Modules: UH-1H - SA342 - KA-50 BS3 - MI-24P - MI-8MTV2 - AH-64D - CH-47F(Preorder) - UH-60L(Mod) - A-10CII - F-16C - F/A-18C - FC3 -Combined Arms - Supercarrier - NTTR - Normandy2.0 - Persian Gulf - Syria - SA - Sinai - Afghanistan(Preorder) — Waiting for: OH-58D - BO-105 - AH-1G/F(Mod) - OH-6(Mod) - Kola - Australia - Iraq DCS-Client: 10900K, 64GB 3600, RTX3090, 500GB M2 NVMe(win10), 2TB M2 NVMe(DCS), VR VivePro2, PointCTRL, VaicomPro, Wacom Intuos S with VRK v2Beta DCS-DServer: 11600KF, 32GB 3600, GTX1080, 1TB M2 NVMe(win10), 2TB M2 NVMe(DCSDServer), DCS Olympus Simpit: NLR Flightsim Pro, TM Warthog Grip with 30cm Extension + Throttle, VPforce Rhino FFB, Komodo Pedals with Dampers, VPC Rotorplus+CBkit+AH-64D Grip, NLR HF8, Buttkicker (3*MiniConcert), TotalControls AH64D MPD‘s, TM 2*MFD‘s, Streamdecks (1*32,3*15,1*6), VPC CP#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razo+r Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, corbu1 said: ???? the apu is not a Switch Holding a period of time. It is just a Short Button press……. there must be something different the issue……but anyway, good News it‘s working now. Well, if you press it for too short (the button cannot be depressed all the way down), then it will not register it as pressed, so there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYo Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 31 minutes ago, razo+r said: Well, if you press it for too short (the button cannot be depressed all the way down), then it will not register it as pressed, so there's that. Right its true, its not holding button but not too short click too. I press it and hold 1-2 sec too. Webmaster of http://www.yoyosims.pl Win 10 64, i9-13900 KF, RTX 4090 24Gb OC, RAM 64Gb Corsair Vengeance LED OC@3600MHz,, 3xSSD+3xSSD M.2 NVMe, Predator XB271HU res.2560x1440 27'' G-sync, Sound Blaster Z + 5.1, TiR5, [MSFS, P3Dv5, DCS, RoF, Condor2, IL-2 CoD/BoX] VR fly only: Meta Quest Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Scarecrow84 Posted June 6, 2022 Author Solution Share Posted June 6, 2022 Ok, so just to be clear, I hadn't flown in a while and was mistakenly mixing up the engine start switches with the idle detent commands. They are separate and have to be done sequentially, of course. It wasnt about the APU switch...Like Corbu said, that isn't something you have to press and hold. Thanks for the help my friends. Mods feel free to delete this thread, I doubt it will cause anything but more confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYo Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Good to hear that you solved your issue! Webmaster of http://www.yoyosims.pl Win 10 64, i9-13900 KF, RTX 4090 24Gb OC, RAM 64Gb Corsair Vengeance LED OC@3600MHz,, 3xSSD+3xSSD M.2 NVMe, Predator XB271HU res.2560x1440 27'' G-sync, Sound Blaster Z + 5.1, TiR5, [MSFS, P3Dv5, DCS, RoF, Condor2, IL-2 CoD/BoX] VR fly only: Meta Quest Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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