Spitfire Unplayable?

[reflected]

CEM=OFF = the prop will automatically be set to coarse for cruising. Enable CEM and manage it yourself

[LcSummers]

What about flaps?

They are retracting automatically when taking off!! How can i disable it?

[JG14_Jagr]

Easy, leave them up..they are not variable flaps..they are landing flaps.. they are for massive drag, not changing the air foil of the wing. Spit does not use them to take off..only for landing.

[plucka99]

Originally Posted by reflected

CEM=OFF = the prop will automatically be set to coarse for cruising. Enable CEM and manage it yourself

I have zero interest in CEM. That's bought an end to my campaign, not that it was any good anyway. Seriously this game feels like a tech demo. The Single Player experience is almost non existant.

[bando]

Originally Posted by plucka99

I have zero interest in CEM. That's bought an end to my campaign, not that it was any good anyway. Seriously this game feels like a tech demo. The Single Player experience is almost non existant.

Each to his own, but CEM made this flightsim for me.
It is absolutely awesome in my view.
Love every minute of it.

Finally took the Blennheim up, man, what a ride.

[mr71mb0]

I've noticed that the spit seems to have issues with CEM disabled. I sometimes struggle to keep up with the bombers. But While I'm struggling to keep up with them at full throttle, I notice the rest of my squadron are darting in and out of the bombers like they are standing still.

I'd probably like to get into CEM but it's too much for me at the moment. I'd prefer to concentrate on combat for now.

With CEM disabled I feel you should at least be able to fly within 90% of a competent pilot, perhaps leaving the ones that want to fly manual a 10% advantage for their efforts? And perhaps give an incentive for novice pilots to learn to use CEM.

[Rusty_M]

I had wondered about this.

Looks like I shall just have to pull my finger out and finally learn CEM.
Always meant to. This will be the kick up the backside I needed.

[Ataros]

CEM is made very easy in this game: just open all radiators and keep your rpm below limits with prop pitch. Let your engine to warm up after start up a bit.

The best online servers and "online wars" would have definitely CEM on (check my sig). It brings back this "wow it flies" feeling we had in IL-2 10 years ago.

[5-in-50]

I just posted this in another thread, but here it is again, as it's a summary of the issue that has been described here:

When I initially started playing the game, my throttle would sit at around mid-range RPM and my airspeed would slow down to the point where I couldn't perform combat manoeuvres.

After a little investigating, I determined that the AI controlled pitch lever was being incorrectly used (simple engine management system). The AI would set fully course pitch almost all the time, which is fine for high speed cruise, but useless for lower speed manoevures like in combat. Instead of it moving the pitch to the fine forward position when the aircraft slowed down, it would leave it course - resulting in a reduced RPM and inefficient blade angle.

All I'm saying is: take a look at what your pitch lever is doing when it's being controlled by the AI. If it's always full course (all the way back towards you), there's the problem.

Just another bug to be addressed no doubt - poor automatic management of pitch lever as airspeed changes.

[kingpinda]

in addition to above :

If you want to do take-offs (only tried with hurricane however) , don't disable limited fuel. on mission start with the hurricane the fuel cock isnt operable and the fuel cock is in the off position.