I dont say its a good idea and i would never even consider turning the engine off in flight, my point was just to show that its possible to turn the engine off and restart it in flight without too much trouble.
Why? Its a game. Mechanical failures isnt modeled at all so i see no problem with having the engine starting every time.
Am I misremembering Air Warrior having random mechanicals?
Other than Henry Fonda's doomed escapade, where have you ever heard of this being done before?- oldman (just asking..)
There was a US liaison pilot (Charles "Bazooka Charlie" Carpenter) that had put some bazooka rockets on his L-4 and would fly over enemy territory and would shut of his engine and glide so he could listen and spot German tanks or other ground vehicles. When he'd find the vehicles, he'd attack with his bazooka rockets. He was officially credited with 6 tanks destroyed.
You have a good point Puma. However, I cannot say my GV was ever discovered by a red turning off his engine. The red might say I can hear a GV. Hearing is one thing. Seeing is another.
Now, there's a guy with big brass ones and thinking outside the box! Any further info on how successful he was getting the engine restarted?
It of course depend on what plane you are in but as long as the prop is windmilling you can just turn the magnetos off to kill the engine and the engine will (hopefully) start when magnetos is turned back on.But we dont have any dust clouds or track marks that would give away a tank to an aerial spotter so i guess its about even, this is after all a game.
