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[klem]

Originally Posted by GraveyardJimmy

Thanks! Just to clarify- I move the prop pitch lever rather than the throttle to adjust rpm?

Mixture should remain the same generally?

Edit: Just went up for a flight (cross country quick mission), that worked great, thanks! The other hurricane is a bit easier to keep the RPM at a nice level and the engine shakes a lot less (only on start up now, rather than in flight).

With this hurricane, mixture is full back = rich? When would I use it pushed forwards, other than a little bit at takeoff- at high altitudes where air is thinner so less fuel is needed?

Yes you move the Prop lever to control the prop rpm but at low boost it will fall away anyway.

Leave Mixture on Rich (lever back). It could be leaned (lever forward) for economic cruising wih restrictions on boost/rpm but lets face it, you're not going to be doing that unless you enter into a 2.5 hour patrol scenario By the way if you fly the Spitfire as modelled at the moment the lever is the wrong way round - forward is rich. Should be fixed sometime.

You can play with the mixture, leaning it gradually until the yellow exhaust flame just turns blue but then you are on the edge for those particular circumstances (boost etc) so I don't bother. We're never up long enough to run out of fuel and we can keep the engines reasonably cool by boost and rpm. Focus more on basic tactics like being above the bandit rather than below him and get out before you lose the advantage - ahem.... do as I say not as I do!

I'm only trying to give an operating guide, I'm not trying to give you the perfect setup for various conditions. You could research those in the Pilots Notes and see if the modelling is perfect or not but frankly those are test scenarios. Some guys worry about things like "the flight model delivers 8mph below the XXXXX test data". Well, all a/c were different anyway with no guarantee of returning that test performance and its unlikley you'll be in a perfect "test" situation when you spot that bandit. And as a newbie to the Squadron do you think they'll give you the factory fresh aeroplane? No, the boss gets that one, yours is the one with the near-expired engine

[TomcatViP]

Originally Posted by klem

And as a newbie to the Squadron do you think they'll give you the factory fresh aeroplane? No, the boss gets that one, yours is the one with the near-expired engine

in fact on many occasion that was just the opposite.

[Osprey]

@cheese, I use lower RPM than most, usually plodding about on 2000. It's all tactical anyway, just plain don't need that top speed because I catch Hun in the right place. If you are going flat out they've already seen you.

[klem]

Originally Posted by klem :
And as a newbie to the Squadron do you think they'll give you the factory fresh aeroplane? No, the boss gets that one, yours is the one with the near-expired engine

Just kidding him, the point is that we all hang our hats on the perfect 'test performance' aircraft but in RL there were variations between aircraft depending on hours flown, past damage etc.

[JG52Krupi]

Originally Posted by klem

Just kidding him, the point is that we all hang our hats on the perfect 'test performance' aircraft but in RL there were variations between aircraft depending on hours flown, past damage etc.

+1 over than speed I stay away from the FM talk, there are just too many variables and "experts" to ever make me want to openly discuss them.

The way I see it is regardless of what you fly its down to who sees who first.

Just wish I could follow my own advice and not plough head long into a fight regardless of who has the advantage