Aces High Bulletin Board
Special Events Forums => Friday Squad Operations => Topic started by: Kurt on October 31, 2006, 11:43:06 PM
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My Squad did HEAVY testing with the air start in both the fully loaded B24 and B17 tonite... Here is what we discovered... PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PILOTS KNOW...
When you spawn, do the following as fast as possible and in this order...
GEAR UP
Hit 'X' twice.
Sit back and enjoy the ride
You see, when you air launch *(at least in Training Arena)* you are default in 'Speed Auto' (auto climb) mode... If you leave the fully loaded plane in that mode it will tear the wings off trying to seek its speed.
Most of you know the first 'x' cancels the current auto mode... The second 'x' sets LEVEL auto pilot.
We have determined that the level auto pilot will stop the descent as fast as hand flying and with less risk. Please, try this out and get used to it in TA before showing up for FSO.
We also discovered that leaving the default spawn flaps set is the best recovery... Retracting the flaps causes excessive speed after spawn...
So to recap... Gear up, 'X' two times, and wait...
Once the plane passes level you can enter an ALT-X if you want to climb a bit... Don't add throttle until you are under 200 mph (INDICATED).
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Very well done, Kurt and the Clowns of Death!
Thank you for sharing!!
<.S>!!
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Vee of zee Axis side would like to recommend against ze above method to recover from ze airstart. Vee would prefer to see ze entire group plung straight to ze earth absent of important lift producing structural components. Please disregard ze above comments. :D
Edit: forgot, we have requested Allied this time. Nevermind.
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Its ok Tracer, the Axis historically wasn't fond of a fair fight...
Of course neither were the Allies... But I digress...
I just want any air launch victims to know how its done... If we are assigned allied, we will live, and if we are assigned Axis, we have a target rich environment.. Both good.