How do you start the engine

[pii]

No matter what keys I use I can not make the engines start.

I've followed the walk through and training and when I get to the part where you start the engine They will not start. I've remapped them and still nothing. I placed them on my JS buttons and still nothing. Whats up with this? Help

 

Also is there a cheat start up like in Black Shark?

 

The bright is that I've done the strtup so many times I almost have it down...now if only the engines would start

[mtuckner]

Right Control + Home and Right Alt + Home should move the throttles to idle if I remember correctly. If you haven't remapped them, they should work. Are the engines failing to fire up fully, or you can't get the throttles to bump up into idle? There is also a quick startup key sequence, can't remember what it is.

[PhiXX]

make sure the throttle of your hotas is at the down position, or the ingame throttles wont go into idle

[arteedecco]

Right Control + Home and Right Alt + Home should move the throttles to idle if I remember correctly. If you haven't remapped them, they should work. Are the engines failing to fire up fully, or you can't get the throttles to bump up into idle? There is also a quick startup key sequence, can't remember what it is.

 

Yep, those also start the engines. Start the left engine first though using RAlt + Home THEN the right engine RCtrl + Home.

 

Maybe you're not letting the APU power up and stabilize? Trying to start the right engine first? Got your fuel pumps on (all four)? Are turning off your APU after starting the first engine (should be on for start of BOTH engines)?

 

Also, check the wiki for Reference Docs for cold start procedure, follow exactly AND under the Guides section is the excellent Start-up guide, check em out!

http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/DCS:_A10C_Training_Supplements

 

Also, search this forum, there are quite a few threads on this topic, usually a new thread once a week :)

 

But it is a complex game for sure and that is certainly frustrating, so keep poking around and holler if you need more help!

Edited April 29, 2011 by arteedecco

[Bahger]

Do you have a CH HOTAS, by any chance?

[wtfisgoingon]

Make sure your throttles are at zero. Sometimes it happens to me and I just push my throttle full then to zero and then engines will start.

[Warthogger]

No matter what keys I use I can not make the engines start.

I've followed the walk through and training and when I get to the part where you start the engine They will not start. I've remapped them and still nothing. I placed them on my JS buttons and still nothing. Whats up with this? Help

 

Also is there a cheat start up like in Black Shark?

 

The bright is that I've done the strtup so many times I almost have it down...now if only the engines would start

 

You DO have the ignition key properly inserted before attempting engine start I assume? A lot of new pilots overlook this....

[Nu-NRG]

You DO have the ignition key properly inserted before attempting engine start I assume? A lot of new pilots overlook this....

LOL

 

Make sure engine fuel flow switches are UP (norm). I noticed when they are down (override) the APU will stall.

[BlackRazor]

Also please post a track so that we can see what you're doing wrong.