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Help and Support Forums => Help and Training => Topic started by: Swordsbite on June 19, 2008, 11:28:58 PM
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Ok, so after takeoff, i have everything at 100% and I still dont gain speed. Anyone have any clues y?
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Welcome,
One of the problems with this sort of question is that you're asking for a specific answer with a pretty blurry question... How much speed do you want/how fast is "faster"?
Make sure you have your flaps up, gears up, make sure you are flying level and not in a very slow plane (some of them accelerate like molasses)... The very best way to get clear and accurate feedback is to film what you think isn't happening right and post it here for experienced players to look at. ALT-R starts/stops film recording. The films (in .ahf format) go in the " ...\AcesHigh\Films " folder.
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Actually, I know what, how do you change the flaps level? (noticed in comparison it was faster at %10 etc)
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Actually, I know what, how do you change the flaps level?
Q Key retracts flaps
W Key extends flaps
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nope, didnt effect it, any other ideas?
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nope, didnt effect it, any other ideas?
Throttle control correctly calibrated? And while were on the topic, what do you use for the Throttle control?
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mouse wheel ftm (for the moment) as im getting the real stuff very soon
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You may need to scroll it more than once or twice for full throttle. If you can activate WEP, war emergency power, p key, and it boosts the manifold pressure some you are at full throttle. Just make sure you are in a plane that has WEP available.
You could also check in the 'map controllers' area on clipboard. Look at the numbers next to scroll wheel, throttle, and see if they max out and can go no farther.
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still nothing
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fuzeman hit on it.
after you take off, and you THINK throttle is 100% hit the P key for War Emergency Power.
IF you hear a change in your engine pitch, (or look at the gagues) then you do indeed have throttle at 100%.
IF that is the case, hit X to go level, and be patient. These planes take time to gain speed.
IF you do NOT hear a change in engine pitch, then your throttle isn't 100%.
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i was flying for 10 minutes and never went past 150...
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i was flying for 10 minutes and never went past 150...
I suspect you're still in auto-takeoff (auto climb), right? You're seeing the "auto takeoff" text on screen all this time? That will set your aircraft to climb at a fixed speed (around 150 for most aircraft).
Once you've climbed to the alt you want to be at, try hitting X once to turn off the auto-climb, then X again to engage (level) autopilot. You should soon be up to max cruise speed.
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took autoclimb off a while ago
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Film it and post it here.
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took autoclimb off a while ago
OK, but you may still be climbing. Are you sure you're flying level? Watch the rate-of-climb gauge, or a quick way to check is to engage the level autopilot by hitting the X key. You will see a light turn on in the cockpit. You should then see the plane start to accelerate.
... and what plane are you flying?
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ya, when im level i still dont really gain
SpitFire
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Does it say "FORD" anywhere on your plane?
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Most likely he's nose up and not giving it time to build any speed. I seem to recall I had similar problems the first time I flew AH (way way way long ago). Might be a common problem.
Take off. Retract gear. Leave your flaps UP for takeoff and you won't have to worry about retracting them.
When you're over the trees let go of the stick and hit "X" -- this will engage "auto level" autopilot.
Then check your instruments. What RPM and what map/ati/hg are you flying at (and please specify plane type)
P.S. like the man said, film it. Post the film here. You only need a couple minutes of film. Start rolling film BEFORE you try taking off, and keep rolling for a couple of minutes where you have this problem gaining any speed. Then stop filming, and upload the file.
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Swordsbite film it and post a link here. Or email it to me and I'll upload it..
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You havent said if WEP engages yet, does it?
If it doesn't I assume you didn't fully calibrate your mouse wheel, from 0 throttle to full 100% throttle. You have to make it travel the whole way when calibrating.
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What kind of plane are you flying? You say that "everything" is at 100%. If you're flying a bomber with a full fuel and bomb load, you're going to have a bear of a time getting any kind of speed up. Bombers generally don't require a 100% fuel load - heck, even 50% can take you a loooong way in a big bomber. Also, the large bombers are the only planes that begin takeoff with flaps down.
You should list the plane type, the fuel load, and the armament load you selected.
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I had a similar problem with an F6 once. After many re-boots and re-cals it finally let me go faster. Wep did engage but I didn't speed up. About 150 was all i could get and the same thing happened to me in a goon. I could hardly get off the ground. Not sure what causes it.
Went through another problem when I accidentally set up 2 throttles. One was my primary CH throt and the other was on my CH stick. When ever I flew a 2 eng plane one side always had less power.
To make sure I have full power now, I've calibrated my throt almost to the full forward position. That way it really is full power when I push it fully forward.
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Ok, so after takeoff, i have everything at 100% and I still dont gain speed. Anyone have any clues y?
I don't know, perhaps a trip into the trainning arena may help. Just a thought.
What is your load out? Are you one of the many that use the mouse to fly?
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Does it say "FORD" anywhere on your plane?
ROFL!! :lol
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You probably already checked your "RPM" setting which changes the pitch on your propeller(s).... but if you didn't, this will keep you slow or hardly moving. (This is the setting you use to "feather" the prop when you have an engine failure..)
Good luck.
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did this guy ever fix his problem or did he just give up?