Engine cooling question

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Originally Posted by BadAim

..... Seriously though, I've read of pilots getting killed by the workload in these planes, whether by crashing through a procedural error or getting shot down because they were just overwhelmed by all the work.

I too hope to see SOW do a better job of handling engine management, but I'm not sure I'd want to have to break out the manual every time I switched planes. It may be that some simplification is good for all.

I have read in more than once place that the P38 was a real candidate for being shot down without response, as the cruise settings took too much to turn into fight settings for many pilots.

i believe they cured that mainly by simplifying engine / mix etc controls.