New dot command for decending alt bombers

[ImADot]

Essenitaly what you're doing is manipulating the auto-climb feature of the AH auto pilot.

There is no such feature. 

It should more apropriatley be named "auto-speed" rather than "auto-climb"

It's already appropriately named...people just can't call it what it is.

[B4Buster]

5,400 per minute? Wow, that's amazing without stressing it.  I'll try that in the TA.  Thanks.

Yeah, you'll just shock-cool the pistons - but no problem 

[MK-84]

Luche is correct.  This is being WAY over thought.

Again, cut the throttle and hit Alt-X (which maintains the speed of the aircraft, not the climb or decent rate)  Problem solved   Just make sure to come back from afk before you lawndart

[Lusche]

Luche is correct.  This is being WAY over thought.

Again, cut the throttle and hit Alt-X

And drop flaps (opening bomb bay helps too)  

Two tours ago I was part of a B-29 mission, and very surprised why everybody elso took so effin much longer to descend and land. The thought of "increase drag as much as possible for quicker descent" was so logical to me that I was totally surprised battled so much in getting his ship down  

[kvuo75]

There is no such feature. 
It's already appropriately named...people just can't call it what it is.

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exactly. anyone at a safe altitude on "auto climb" should just chop throttle once, and observe carefully what happens..

[W7LPNRICK]

In Lancs I hit Shift-X and then typer .speed 350 & chop throttle....never tore up a bomber yet...

[Lusche]

In Lancs I hit Shift-X and then typer .speed 350 & chop throttle....never tore up a bomber yet...

If you really hit shif-x you could type any speed you want, as it has no influence on auto-angle.... just sayin'   

[icepac]

Sounds like the original poster wants to defy the laws of physics and descend super high buffs faster than it's physically posible.

[SEraider]

It is neither risky nor difficult. Chop throttle, slow down, then alt-x and drop flaps. In a B-29, that will bring you from 30k down to 3k in about 5 minutes. No lost drones, no watching the speed gauge required.

Ok, I was happy to have tried this in the TA last night.  I took off from a 30k base, established my alt at 32k. 
1) Chopped throttle until 200 mph. 
2) Began dropping flaps (I dropped full flaps).
3) Made sure I was flaying manually and not auto (personal choice)
4) At 150 mph, executed ALT-F4 errrrrrrrr ALT-X 
5) Decend rate was at -4k plus. 

Here is the interesting thing.  With full flaps down and alt-x executed and plane decending (B-29), you can actually power up to 100% throttle and establish a decend rate at -2k. If you want time to go afk for several minutes adn have a long way to base still, you can keep your speed up and still decend.  I had my throttle at 80% and went down at -3.0k per minute. 

[ImADot]

Yep, as it has worked since day 1. If you engaged auto-speed, and are at that speed (whether climbing or decending), you can adjust the rate of altitude change by adjusting the throttle. The auto pilot will do what it's been programmed to do to keep that speed locked. Basic logic, and works exactly how one would think.

Oh yeah, and because Skuzzy isn't in this thread:

BOING!! Another wish granted.  

[SEraider]

Yep, as it has worked since day 1.

I guess.  I've been flying this game for 9 years and you learn something new each day.

[RTHolmes]

shift-X for me, means you can control both the airspeed and rate of descent

[kvuo75]

shift-X for me, means you can control both the airspeed and rate of descent

you can with alt-x also.. .speed xxx then adjust rate with throttle.

[Babalonian]

There is no such feature. 
It's already appropriately named...people just can't call it what it is.

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Here, hold my beer while I lookup how many times in your posting history you've refered to it as auto-climb...   


OK, to more accuratley explain/clarify, "what we all commonly refer to as auto-climb we should more apropriatley refer to at all times by it's true name/function - Auto-Speed".