Start Up On A10 C

[Humpsterj]

HI am having issues doing start up mission on training the one where you are talked through. As soon i am asked to the inverter switch to standby I am unable toit flicks on and off then i get a master caution light with no option to proceed further. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks

[Rudel_chw]

8 minutes ago, Humpsterj said:

As soon i am asked to the inverter switch to standby I am unable toit flicks on and off then i get a master caution light with no option to proceed further. Any advice is appreciated.

 

The Standby is a three position switch: a right click switch it forward, to its ON position, while a left click will switch it back, towards you, to its TEST position. This TEST position is momentary and so the switch returns to its neutral (central) position as soon as you release the mouse button. Seems you are left clicking rather than right clicking.

 

I agree that the flight instructor should mention this   

Edited April 16, 2024 by Rudel_chw

[Exorcet]

In a situation like this it may be useful to run the autostart (LWin + Home) or to jump out and then back in to your plane (RAlt + J).

The former will automatically do the start up process and you might see what you did differently. In this case if the switch was being set to test, you might have noticed the autostart moving the switch in a different direction.

Plane jump will force a cold plane to be fully started if you jump out and then back in, which might have revealed that the switch was in a different position than you were setting it.

Keep these in mind for future issues as they can be helpful for debugging your process.

[Humpsterj]

Thanks, both I will be sure to remember that routine and fire the instructor

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, Humpsterj said:

Thanks, both I will be sure to remember that routine and fire the instructor

 

You are welcome  ... the DCS built-in  cold start training is very basic, if you ever feel the need to understand it better then I'd recommend this Cold Start Guide ...  even after all these years it is the best one I have found on the subject ... pity that whoever is the instructor didn't do more Guides like that one

 

 

Can't embed the video, just click the link.

 

Yeah, I know .. 45 minutes for a Cold Start? ... but it truly is worth it