emtguf Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 Greetings, I made the video below showing how to get the DCS A-10 on and ready to fight with an ambridged start up procedure. I figured with all the new people coming in a simple wy to manually start and prepare the aircraft for fighting would be a good video series to make. Video is on youtube at the link below. Hope anyone who needs it enjoys it and gets some good info from it. Working on several other videos as well with the new crowd in mind. Take Care http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqpN5nlrsMk 2
emtguf Posted May 30, 2011 Author Posted May 30, 2011 (edited) Uploaded my black shark startup video lesson as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kWTMKoGjrA Edited May 30, 2011 by emtguf
nemises Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 (you might have to revise the sequence a little after the 1108 patch, some changes to the APU and engine AC generators)
Gigha Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 Uploaded my black shark startup video lesson as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqpN5nlrsMk Wrong link - this is the A10 as in first post. Nice vids though.
emtguf Posted May 30, 2011 Author Posted May 30, 2011 Fixed the link. Are they fixing the apu generators dropping power when switching to the regular gens in 1108?
Mud Posted May 30, 2011 Posted May 30, 2011 Fixed the link. Are they fixing the apu generators dropping power when switching to the regular gens in 1108? Yup Spoiler W10-x64 | B650E Gigabyte Aorus Master | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Noctua NH-D15 G.Skill Trident ZS Neo DDR5-6000 64Gb | MSI RTX 3080ti Gaming X Asus Xonar AE | TM Hotas Warthog MFG Crosswind pedals | Valve Index
Baggy MacDouche Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 There seems to be a lot of different methods to startup and I noticed a few omissions or things out of order from other startup procedures. For example, you didn't turn on the battery inverter. I've also seen it where the APU power is turned on first and then, after it reaches 100%, you turn on the APU gen. You also waited until after the engines were spooled up to turn on the radios which would have prevented you from requesting startup permission from the tower. A few other things too but I guess I'm just nitpicking too much compared to other procedures I've seen. It is always interesting to see how others are doing things. Corsair Graphite 780T / ASUS Maximus VIII Hero / i7-6700K@4.5GHz / Corsair H110i / 32GB DDR4 PC-2666 / ASUS 1080 Strix / EVGA 850 Pro / Samsung 950 Pro M.2 SSD / Win10x64 / Samsung UN48JU7500 4k / Logitech G910/933 KB/Headphones / Razer Naga Epic Mouse / MFG Crosswinds / TM HOTAS Warthog / HTC Vive
emtguf Posted May 31, 2011 Author Posted May 31, 2011 There seems to be a lot of different methods to startup and I noticed a few omissions or things out of order from other startup procedures. For example, you didn't turn on the battery inverter. I've also seen it where the APU power is turned on first and then, after it reaches 100%, you turn on the APU gen. You also waited until after the engines were spooled up to turn on the radios which would have prevented you from requesting startup permission from the tower. A few other things too but I guess I'm just nitpicking too much compared to other procedures I've seen. It is always interesting to see how others are doing things. 1) No need for the inverter so why turn it on. This is to make the process simplified turning on things that dont matter isnt simplified. 2)APU gen was turned on after the battery power. As stated in the first few lines of the video, this is my startup that I came up with to make things easier after following the standard start up procedures for some time. Some things are not needed in the startup and the process can be made faster and simpler by skipping things that have no meaning. Comparing it to other startups for accuracy purposes wont work. 3) since I tend to get bugs when requesting engine startup, and get stuck waiting for taxi I bypass asking for permission. once Fixed I may add it to my standard startup but for now the only thing I need the radio for is target assignments.
emtguf Posted May 31, 2011 Author Posted May 31, 2011 Yup Very cool. glad to see this fix put in finally.
Napa Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 Good vids although they'll need some revision after the patch. My way of starting up is the safest way though. I wouldn't do a full startup checklist but a few (important) test and BITS that have to run are always a must in any condition combat or noncombat. Intel i7 12700k / Corsair H150i Elite Capellix / Asus TUF Z690 Wifi D4 / Corsair Dominator 32GB 3200Mhz / Corsair HW1000W / 1x Samsung SSD 970 Evo Plus 500Gb + 1 Corsair MP600 1TB / ASUS ROG Strix RTX 3080 OC V2 / Fractal Design Meshify 2 / HOTAS Warthog / TFRP Rudder / TrackIR 5 / Dell U2515h 25" Monitor 1440p
Shootist Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 Isn't the inverter used (I'm guessing) to convert DC to AC? And wouldn't all the computer systems run on AC? I've been told when buying a generator that if I'm running computers and such I need an inverter type as DC is too spicky for computers. Asus P8P67Pro, Intel i7, 8gb DDR3, OCZ Vertex3, 120gb SSD, GForce GTX 560, Cooler Master GX850, Win 7, Logi X 3D Pro.
nemises Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 it may be that the fuel pumps wont run without AC...?
Qazme Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 Hardly anything, in real life, will run without the AC being turned on, however I have started the A-10 up in DCS without touching the inverter switch. I think they only thing really modeled on that switch is the sound. None the less learn it fully right the first time this is a 'study sim' after all.
nomdeplume Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 The switch does effect some things, but it seems like the generators directly provide DC and AC current. For example with the APU running but the generator off and the inverter off, the engine temperature gauges don't seem to work, the fuel gauge won't work, and the oxygen gauge falls to zero. There's likely other things but I didn't look very hard. The flight manual suggests (p425) that the inverter is needed to 'allow APU generated DC power to be inverted to the AC buses that supply power to many of the instruments'. Doesn't really seem to be the case.
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