Easy Start Up

[Praetorx]

Is there a way to have the startup procedure done for you and you start at the ramp? I like taxiing to the runway but I always mess up the startup.

[PeterP]

No - but RWin+Home will execute a automated start up.

[Praetorx]

Does that do everything required to fly a proper mission?

[Dusty Rhodes]

Not EVERYTHING, but it gets the engines, radios, countermeasures, MFCDSs and the likes all up and running and ready to use.

[Praetorx]

what things would I need to set up myself?

[PeterP]

what things would I need to set up myself?

Reading the flight-manual! :D

 

Serious: Start with the training mission to get a overview what's going on and to have a eye on.

Your short question is very hard to answer.

It really depend what's you objective - and this can fill pages...

And there are a lot of good tutorials on you-tube.

and did I mentioned the flight-manual ?! ;)

[leafer]

what things would I need to set up myself?

 

- I think you have to wait for the INS to stabilize for a few minutes.

- You'll want to turn oxygen to 100%.

- External lights if you're anal about following real world procedures.

- Don't forget to turn them off when there are hostiles in the area. The AI can see you from miles away.

- Countermeasures.

- Weapons.

 

I think that's about it.

[ralfidude]

What they mean is:

 

 

Auto start will start everything for you, and you will be good to go on your merry little way.

 

 

 

However, as you progress with this Sim, you will find it easier to pre configure little things on the ground that you probably normally configure right before deploying the actual weapon, wasting time.

 

 

 

One example would be, your DSMS page with your weapons load out. You have default profiles that usually need to be changed, for example, if you have laser guided bombs like GBU_12s then you NEED to go to your profile and change the settings to CCRP, auto lase on, and whatever time to lase, and save.

 

Doing things like that on the ground saves you time, where later as you enter the AO, all you need to do is select it, and bam, you just need to set your SPI and your good to send some baddies to hell.

 

 

Other things that are probably good to do, are to flip the TGP switch on so it warms up on the ground, and turn the EO timer on for the mavericks so they are ready to roll as well by the time you are in the air, as they both have about 3 minutes to spool up.

 

Additionally set your countermeasures on, I dont remember if autostart turns them on or not, but if not, then there you go.

 

 

 

 

VERY IMPORTANT, Check your NET ID. Too many mission makers make every single slot of the A-10 as Group 1 and Own 1, and it causes there to be a glitch ont eh TAD where either you see flashing friendlies, or you dont see them at all. So change your own ID at least to something unique.

 

 

And I also like to put my radar altimiter display on, on the HUD for the shits and giggles.

 

 

 

PS: A very good habit is to check the briefing and check for frequencies if they are given.

 

 

If I know I will need to refuel soon, check the tacan frequency of the tanker, and set it up right away, so if you run low on fuel, you can just flip on the TACAN and start navigating to it immediately. Additionally you can set up the ILS for home plate as well to have that ready when coming home. Jtac frequency is also a good thing to crack up on the radio.

 

That alone will take some time to do, but with practice you can make it a habit and it helps. I do these things as I wait for the last 2 minutes of my internal aligment to finish, and I STILL have free time after Im done, even though Im doing the start up manually.

 

Its awesome.

[MemphisBelle]

Is there a way to have the startup procedure done for you and you start at the ramp? I like taxiing to the runway but I always mess up the startup.

 

If you don´t know where to get informations from, just get my start up manual (linked in my sig) or visit the ED Wiki, as it contains a quite well filled Tutorial collection.

 

You´ll find the Wiki by following the link at the top iof the Forum page.

 

...OK...I have my good day today...here´s the link to the collection. There are many start up tutorials provided: http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/DCS_A-10C_Guides,_Tutorials_and_Reference_Documents

[Leroy]

Single seat pilots don't use checklists.

 

Here was my flow.

 

1. go clockwise left to right and make sure everything was off.

2. start apu and begin aligning INS.

3. start engines

4. go clockwise again and turn everything on.

5. go clockwise and test everything

6. wait til checkin time and check in your flight. FM/VHF/UHF.

7. Arm seat, INS to Nav (No GPS) and taxi to arming.

 

O2 reg stays on Normal-not 100 unless you have the mask on and are hungover.

 

 

Leroy

 

- I think you have to wait for the INS to stabilize for a few minutes.

- You'll want to turn oxygen to 100%.

- External lights if you're anal about following real world procedures.

- Don't forget to turn them off when there are hostiles in the area. The AI can see you from miles away.

- Countermeasures.

- Weapons.

 

I think that's about it.

Edited February 1, 2012 by Leroy

[Snoopy]

Single seat pilots don't use checklists.

 

Here was my flow.

 

1. go clockwise left to right and make sure everything was off.

2. start apu and begin aligning INS.

3. start engines

4. go clockwise again and turn everything on.

5. go clockwise and test everything

6. wait til checkin time and check in your flight. FM/VHF/UHF.

7. Arm seat, INS to Nav (No GPS) and taxi to arming.

 

O2 reg stays on Normal-not 100 unless you have the mask on and are hungover.

 

 

Leroy

 

So the 1A-10C-1CL isn't used...strange, I don't see our pilots pull the checkist our for every flight but they have it and I've seen them pull it out to reference.

 

I hope you specifically were vague for a reason because you don't just "turn everything on"

[Leroy]

So the 1A-10C-1CL isn't used...strange, I don't see our pilots pull the checkist our for every flight but they have it and I've seen them pull it out to reference.

 

I hope you specifically were vague for a reason because you don't just "turn everything on"

 

Wasn't vague to me. I meant turn everything on that I want on which was most everything. I am not talking about weapons. This was on the A.

 

Leroy

[Frostiken]

So the 1A-10C-1CL isn't used...strange, I don't see our pilots pull the checkist our for every flight but they have it and I've seen them pull it out to reference.

 

You're a CREW CHIEF, saying it's strange that a pilot isn't going step-by-step through his TO? :D

 

Just yesterday my left engine was stuck in the Engine Startup sequence. Well, that's very early on; only a few switches to flip, etc. My initial reaction was to stop the engine and start it again, but that got me nowhere. Well, there must be something wrong, so I went to diagnosing it. Well, as it turned out I didn't actually flip the inverter switch like I thought I did. I clicked if for real and things started going like they should. But the point is I know know what causes that symptom.

 

A real pilot would've moaned for a red ball and then either stepped to the spare or say "Oh it just started working"

[Snoopy]

You're a CREW CHIEF, saying it's strange that a pilot isn't going step-by-step through his TO? :D

 

 

 

A real pilot would've moaned for a red ball and then either stepped to the spare or say "Oh it just started working"

 

LOL....:thumbup: