Take off problems

[Blackadder]

Thanks Dutch. That was the issue in the end and the last big one I have had so far I have had a good couple of days flying the redux campaign, going from take off to landing in the hanger using CEM and having a blast.

I am learning the hurricane well but I have a couple of questions.

1) When would you use the "boost cut out"?

2) I have been trying to follow radio vectors, when I get say "home base vector 300" and I use the directional gyro to go to 300 and it ends up being the wrong direction. How should I interpret vectors?



Osprey: I have a speedlink microphone on order. Do you use the "team fusion" mod for your server?

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by Blackadder

1) When would you use the "boost cut out"?

2) I have been trying to follow radio vectors, when I get say "home base vector 300" and I use the directional gyro to go to 300 and it ends up being the wrong direction. How should I interpret vectors?

Osprey: I have a speedlink microphone on order. Do you use the "team fusion" mod for your server?

I'm sure Osprey won't mind me saying that the ACG server does run the TF 3.01 mod.

I'm not familiar with the campaign you're flying, so I'm not sure which specific aircraft you're flying either.

But, you only need the 'boost cutout' function if you're flying a 100octane fuelled Hurricane. Usually, maximum 'boost', i.e. your throttle setting, is limited to +6.25lbs of boost. When you fly a 100oct Hurri, you can flick the boost cutout switch, and 'push the throttle through the gate' to achieve +11lbs boost. This should be considered for emergency use only. To be honest, I very rarely use it, even in close combat. It's only effective under 15,000ft too (Osprey may correct me here, coz I'm more of a Spitty pilot than a Hurri pilot, but it's the same engine).

As to vectors, you have to set up both your compass and Gyro on the ground before you take off. They are never automatically set, so you've probably been going in the wrong direction because of this. There are tutorial videos on youtube telling you how to do this. It's too difficult to describe in words without pictures I'm afraid. I did a tutorial myself some time ago, but cleared it out of my youtube channel. Maybe I shouldn't have. Good Luck!!

Edit: Here's one, although the chap actually sets his Gyro to 295, not 275 as he says, but it should give you the idea. The important part is to line up North on the outer compass ring up with the 'T' shaped end of the bar, read off the heading against the dash straight ahead, and set your Gyro to this heading. Then your Gyro is showing the correct magnetic direction. Bear in mind that magnetic north is ten degrees west of geometric north on your map. You'll need to reset your Gyro with your compass periodically, as it 'drifts', just as they did for real.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTRC0sY67Pg

[Osprey]

No worries Dutch. The Storm of War server is up to TF301 yes. Regarding the BCC, the Hurricane is almost the same to operate as the Spitfire, same engine and fuel.

Quite simply the merlin could only achieve 6.25lbs boost @SL to the full throttle height on 87 octane fuel. With 100 octane it could manage 17lbs @SL, but this knackered the engine fast so it was restricted firstly by a Boost cutout control (BCC) plus other modification. This limited the normal full throttle to 6.25lbs unless you pulled the BCC and went full power, and got 12lbs boost. Since boost falls with height this is therefore only achievable to the FTH (Full throttle height) which is documented, can't remember off hand. The point is that it's useful below 15kft or so and for hard climbs. It does strain the enjoy though so keep the temps down.

We can teach you all this mate.