DCS P-51D QUESTIONS

[Mobile_BBQ]

Thanks all for the carb heat information and tips!

[wolfstriked]

Would a kind soul here help me. I have uninstalled and reinstalled DCS now twice in past day. Two reasons for that with first is I am missing views.lua file for P51. Second reason is that I cant open the canopy in the P51, either by keybinds or with mouse on the crank and turning the wheel. Whats weird is that the canopy works after each install for one flight and then once again stops working.

And the views.lua file is weird also in that I have a views.lua file in all my planes except for the P51. So if any kind soul can help me here its quite simple. Go into

D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DCSWorld\Mods\aircraft\P-51D

and open the views.lua file and copy the contents and then paste it here in forum. I can then copy it and  paste into a views.lua file I make.

Edited July 12, 2024 by wolfstriked

[_Hoss]

Go to the File downloads on the DCS site, go to the P-51 section, and download Dawger's P-51 Closing Canopy fix..... Link

Also, get this one.... Ram Air, Carb Air fix.

 

[wolfstriked]

Hoss, you amazing human you Could I ask for one more thing.....to copy and paste your P51 views.lua here?

 

Still no to having a working canopy. I dont understand how this is an issue from 2021 and not fixed but even with the fix you linked for the canopy its still doesnt move.

 

Edited July 13, 2024 by wolfstriked

[wolfstriked]

Using notepad++ it shows that the canopy fix you linked is not needed as it has same changes already made to the default.lua. But I still cant open or close the canopy, either by buttons or using the mouse wheel or the crank itself.

[_Hoss]

Which view file specifically? file path? I'm using the open beta, download version.

give me the file name path so I make sure the one I send you is the same.

 

[razo+r]

6 hours ago, wolfstriked said:

Using notepad++ it shows that the canopy fix you linked is not needed as it has same changes already made to the default.lua. But I still cant open or close the canopy, either by buttons or using the mouse wheel or the crank itself.

Are you trying to open it inflight or on ground? Inflight, depending on speed you will not be able to open/close it. 

[wolfstriked]

5 hours ago, _Hoss said:

Which view file specifically? file path? I'm using the open beta, download version.

give me the file name path so I make sure the one I send you is the same.

 

D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DCSWorld\Mods\aircraft\P-51D  

 

1 hour ago, razo+r said:

Are you trying to open it inflight or on ground? Inflight, depending on speed you will not be able to open/close it. 

Superb! Yes above like 220 or so and visually you see the canopy start to slow down speed. Thanks for heads up

[Art-J]

On 7/13/2024 at 1:25 AM, _Hoss said:

Go to the File downloads on the DCS site, go to the P-51 section, and download Dawger's P-51 Closing Canopy fix..... Link

Also, get this one.... Ram Air, Carb Air fix.

 

Just for the record, Dawger's edits are not required anymore as both issues were eventually fixed by ED last year'ish.

[wolfstriked]

Kool, thanks for heads up Art-J. I figured out the canopy bug was fixed but was unsure about the ram air one.

[_Hoss]

The canopy Open/Close works w/o the mod, but the Warm/Cold air levers do not. If you fly at altitude you need to adjust those. 

So you will need the Warm/Cold air lever MOD for those. I would keep both in your MOD folder and activate, deactivate it when updates render it SNAFU.

[kablamoman]

You no longer need the mods. They resolved the problem with the ram air binds and it works normally now.

[Brainspiller]

Radio not working?

I am puzzled by the radio. I cannot get any reply from ATC whatever channel I use (according to the docs it should be channel B).
I've tried simple comms on and of.

This currently breaks the Highs Stakes campaign (mission 2) where the missions fails when I T/O without clearance, even though I shouted it out to all channels.
Also tried setting the radio to REM, T, R...I never get any answer.

 

[razo+r]

4 minutes ago, Brainspiller said:

Radio not working?

I am puzzled by the radio. I cannot get any reply from ATC whatever channel I use (according to the docs it should be channel B).
I've tried simple comms on and of.

This currently breaks the Highs Stakes campaign (mission 2) where the missions fails when I T/O without clearance, even though I shouted it out to all channels.
Also tried setting the radio to REM, T, R...I never get any answer.

 

Are you using the default # key, which is for intercom, or are you pressing the mic PTT button on the throttle, which should be RAlt+# I think?

[Brainspiller]

PTT button which is mapped to my HOTAS and what I successfully use on all other planes.

I've tried also the other keyboard bindings, depending on the mode in the settings: so RALT+# for realistic and # for easy.
Interestlingly the realistic options only show up when the radio is set to REM.

I've actually also mapped the Transmit and Receive options because I thought maybe back in the day you had to really switch modes. But I've also tested all this options.

I just seems like the predefined frequencies are not correct (since you cannot change them in this plane during flight). Hence the idea to use the easy comms, but without success.

[MAXsenna]

PTT button which is mapped to my HOTAS and what I successfully use on all other planes.
I've tried also the other keyboard bindings, depending on the mode in the settings: so RALT+# for realistic and # for easy.
Interestlingly the realistic options only show up when the radio is set to REM.
I've actually also mapped the Transmit and Receive options because I thought maybe back in the day you had to really switch modes. But I've also tested all this options.
I just seems like the predefined frequencies are not correct (since you cannot change them in this plane during flight). Hence the idea to use the easy comms, but without success.

Just a little pedantic comment. Hash, “#", will not be correct for the English version/English keyboard. Backslash, " \" will be. (On Norwegian keyboards it's apostrophe,
" ' ").

Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk

[razo+r]

43 minutes ago, Brainspiller said:

I just seems like the predefined frequencies are not correct (since you cannot change them in this plane during flight). Hence the idea to use the easy comms, but without success.

Can you contact ATC in a different mission?

[Brainspiller]

4 hours ago, MAXsenna said:

Just a little pedantic comment. Hash, “#", will not be correct for the English version/English keyboard. Backslash, " \" will be. (On Norwegian keyboards it's apostrophe,
" ' ").

Should have been more precise. On a German keyboard it is (RALT +) #

The comms menu shows up. My Pilot is talking but I am never getting a reply.

3 hours ago, razo+r said:

Can you contact ATC in a different mission?

I will test later today. But I think I was never able to use the comms until now.

[Brainspiller]

6 hours ago, razo+r said:

Can you contact ATC in a different mission?

Damn. It works on the "Challenge Campaign".
So maybe I can edit the missions files manually or the creator fixes it.

[Mihail_Lazarev]

Just started playing DCS and got my first free plane - P51. I have several questions:

1) I got the impression that the battery on this plane is unlimited. You can turn on the starter as much as you want or completely refuse to turn on the generator when using this plane - you will never see the battery discharge. Either this model is made without taking into account the battery, or I don’t understand something.

 

2) Also, I would be very interested in understanding why it is impossible to start the engine with the Fuel Mixture Control lever in the position of "Run". You need to first select the Idle/Cutoff position and at the first engine revolutions switch to "Run".

 I would like to understand what is behind this because in modern engines, you supply the required mixture to the engine immediately during startup.

[SloppyDog]

5 hours ago, Mihail_Lazarev said:

Just started playing DCS and got my first free plane - P51. I have several questions:

1) I got the impression that the battery on this plane is unlimited. You can turn on the starter as much as you want or completely refuse to turn on the generator when using this plane - you will never see the battery discharge. Either this model is made without taking into account the battery, or I don’t understand something.

 

2) Also, I would be very interested in understanding why it is impossible to start the engine with the Fuel Mixture Control lever in the position of "Run". You need to first select the Idle/Cutoff position and at the first engine revolutions switch to "Run".

 I would like to understand what is behind this because in modern engines, you supply the required mixture to the engine immediately during startup.

1) Yes, it is. If you fly the A2A's Simulations P-51, you will see that the battery on the P-51 is very limited, as it is in real life. DCS P-51 does not simulate that.

2) It is required to keep the mixture on Idle/Cutoff in order to not flood the engine. If you inject too much fuel in the engine, it won't start. 

As you already inject fuel prior to start-up by priming the engine, it already has enough fuel to start. Once started, the amount of fuel injected will be consumed, then you can/must change the mixture to run. After that, the mixture is mechanically auto-regulated and the engine will work on its own.

[Rene Coulon]

On 9/1/2021 at 3:03 AM, scipio47 said:

I cant seem to find any good information on formation flying with bombers on escorts. Ive messed around with trying to get some speed control but im struggling with keeping stable with B-17s without shifting left and right heavily. Does anyone know of any good resources or tutorials? Im new to warbirds in DCS so any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

Generally, Fighters would not slow down during escort missions, they zigzag to keep their height and energy..if you want to formate on a Bomber... select a notch or 2 of flaps...but watch the engine temps closely.

[Mihail_Lazarev]

21 час назад, SloppyDog сказал:

1) Yes, it is. If you fly the A2A's Simulations P-51, you will see that the battery on the P-51 is very limited, as it is in real life. DCS P-51 does not simulate that.

I tried to figure out what A2A's simulations are, and as far as I understand, it is an organization that makes realistic aircraft models for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Is it correct?

It turns out that I can only fly in Microsoft Flight Simulator in this Mustang where the battery is discharged. Am I right in understanding this?

 Can you please tell me which model you think is more realistic in DSC or the one with the discharging battery?

 

[razo+r]

On 3/16/2025 at 5:40 PM, Mihail_Lazarev said:

Just started playing DCS and got my first free plane - P51. I have several questions:

1) I got the impression that the battery on this plane is unlimited. You can turn on the starter as much as you want or completely refuse to turn on the generator when using this plane - you will never see the battery discharge. Either this model is made without taking into account the battery, or I don’t understand something.

 

Battery discharge is modelled in the DCS P-51. It takes some time but if you have enough consumers turned on and keep turning the starter without overheating it, you will see that electrical components will stop working eventually.

[grafspee]

I think if you don't turn on gen in P-51 or any other WW2 plane in dcs you will drain battery and equipment will start failing after some time.