JHzlwd Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Apologies in advance for asking what is liable to prove a very elementary question. In the Ossetia Pirates canned mission I arrive at the waypoint in vicinity of the area to search for the pirate encampment. It's a long trek out there. Within a few minutes the Ka50's engines slowly die and cannot be restarted. It reminds me of running out of fuel but the fuel gauge looks OK. I thought maybe it is necessary to switch fuel tanks but the fuel pump switches all look flipped already or ... must something else be done to route fuel from other tanks? ... If fuel routing is the problem and someone simply answers "Yes" I will try to find the full answer myself although have so far not found anything. Best wishes, JH I7-2600K@4322 MHz / Asus P8Z77 Deluxe EVGA GeForce1080 SC Video Samsung EVO 850 SSD / Dell U2711 monitor@2560X1440 Saitek X55 "Rhino" / Logitech G510 Win 10 Pro 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fahrenheit92 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 What are the weather conditions? Maybe u must use the AntiIce System !? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I haven't played the mission but sounds exactly like the common icing problem. Did you have anti-ice systems on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHzlwd Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 Thanks for replying. Yes, I have de-ice on. I got caught on this earlier when first trying the mission. Climbing that pass you learn the hard way. In the meantime I continue going through the manual for clues. This is my favorite of the canned missions because of the long and at times challenging flying. jh I7-2600K@4322 MHz / Asus P8Z77 Deluxe EVGA GeForce1080 SC Video Samsung EVO 850 SSD / Dell U2711 monitor@2560X1440 Saitek X55 "Rhino" / Logitech G510 Win 10 Pro 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Make sure the engine anti-ice switch is in the UP position. Clicking with left mouse will put it in down position which is for dust protection. I did this mistake and thought the anti-ice is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed_2 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 It is very common for someone it say "Yes I have the icing system on" when they don't. You must turn on FOUR anti-ice switches- two pitot anti-ices, rotor anti-ice AND engine anti-ice. arrogant, realism-obsessed Falcon 4 junkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHzlwd Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Komrades, Thanks to your perceptive responses but "Speed 2" and "Griffin" especially, this problem has been solved. As usual with such things, an element of personal stupidity was involved. The engine ice/dust switch is 3-position with center off, which I had assumed was full-up. Incredible. When I finally flipped it up to the proper -de-ice position the problem disappeared. My only problem now is how to avoid getting shot down by the pirates when arriving at their hide-out but that's something I won't be needing help with. For an interesting variation to this mission, try flying directly to WP 5. This involves a very "interesting" climb through the mountains which pushes the Ka50 quite hard. The first time I tried it there was a gearbox failure near the top but it is quite do-able if you are careful. Thanks again for the good advice. Best wishes, JH I7-2600K@4322 MHz / Asus P8Z77 Deluxe EVGA GeForce1080 SC Video Samsung EVO 850 SSD / Dell U2711 monitor@2560X1440 Saitek X55 "Rhino" / Logitech G510 Win 10 Pro 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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