Jona33 Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Hi. I was just practising doing a manual startup. I'm a bit slow so I don't do it in missions much. I go through the startup procedure that I learnt exactly from the manual. The APU starts fine. However when I start the left engine (the first one) for me I flick the cutoff switch to up on the right panel. Engine Governors on. Check fuel pumps are running. Rotor brake off. Switch the start selector to Left engine and then press the start button. The thing is it can take over a minute and a half of me constantly holding down the start button for the engine to start. The RPM needle doesn't leave 0 for ages. When I start engine No.2 it starts up immediately. Should this be happening or have I done something wrong. If this shouldn't be in bugs and problems can someone just move it. Always remember. I don't have a clue what I'm doing
sobek Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 You don't need to hold the start button, the button is just used to initiate the sequence. Maybe that is the problem. Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
Jona33 Posted July 30, 2011 Author Posted July 30, 2011 yeah I think that was it. Plus the manual lies. It said to move the fuel cutoff lever (the red one this time) when the engine has reached 20% power. I just moved it a the start and it worked. Thanks for the help. Always remember. I don't have a clue what I'm doing
sobek Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 (edited) Plus the manual lies. No it doesn't. If you open the cutoff leaver at the start of the run up sequence, you will flood your engine and possibly risk a hot start or at least do the '4th of july' (not in the sim but IRL). It is standard procedure to open the cutoff leavers only once n2 has reached ~20%. Edited July 30, 2011 by sobek Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
Jona33 Posted July 30, 2011 Author Posted July 30, 2011 OK I cheat then but doing it at 20% doesn't work for me. Not sure why. I click start and then immediately open the cutoff lever. Might not be good IRL but it works and nothing explodes. :lol: Always remember. I don't have a clue what I'm doing
sobek Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 doing it at 20% doesn't work for me. Then there's something else you're doing wrong. ;) Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
einar-st Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 If you do it immediately when it reaches 20% you should be fine. I would be guessing you're waiting too long.
sobek Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 If you do it immediately when it reaches 20% you should be fine. I would be guessing you're waiting too long. Should not matter. Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
Jona33 Posted July 30, 2011 Author Posted July 30, 2011 Then there's something else you're doing wrong. ;) Almost certainly but it's a game. I don't have to explain why the helicopters on fire to a rather angry boss when you screw something up. It's great. :lol: Always remember. I don't have a clue what I'm doing
sobek Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 The timing is actually pretty tight to pass 20% and then open the fuel lever and let it continue. It's maybe 5-10 seconds window. Not to be nitpicky, but i consider 5-10 sec satisfactory, you shouldn't be doing anything else during engine runup anyway apart from monitoring the gauges. :) Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
sobek Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 It's the difference between "matters" and "does not matter" even if it's a reasonable amount of time. Point taken. I did not even know it mattered, because in 2+ years of playing it it did not once happen to me. :noexpression: Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
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