Engine start sequence in RL vs AH (non-micromanagement)

[SirLoin]

I don't even touch my throttle wheel.It's either full throttle or engine off.

Try this...Level at 5k at 300knts.Pull throttle back to idle and notice how well you can "glide"

Now do the same thing with the engine off...Notice how a windmilling prop on a dead engine creates more drag than an idling one?...Now in what situation could this possibly be of use?...


Only planes like P38/c205/Bombers etc when you have to go through engine startup sequence do I use the throttle wheel.I made a post some time ago as to why some plane do this and others don't but got no response.

[Drex]

skurj,

I never turn off the engine.  Just throttle back.  Windmilling props is a graphical bug I've seen on many planes Ive been in formation with.  You will know when someone has turned off their engine because you will hear it cut off.  One good thing about 3d sound



Drex

[SKurj]

+) hey Drex

I saw the windmilling prop on your F6 and honestly assumed it was a shutdown engine.  It was in a furball, and my sounds are all default (volume too), so I didn't have any audible clues.

I was in a Hurri running wep and in a vertical scissors with you on my 6.  Perhaps if i'd chopped I may have done better.

It was my first weekend back after a few months away, so still abit rusty, and frustrated abit that I was missing opportunities I wouldn't have before. +)


SKurj