Author Topic: Takeoffs in single engine planes...  (Read 426 times)

Brick

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Takeoffs in single engine planes...
« on: September 28, 1999, 04:54:00 PM »
K, being a twin engine dweeb, I quickly busted up a brand new P-51 whie trying to achieve flight.  I ended up driving it off the side of the mountain at F1 to gain sufficient airspeed for launch.    I think I may have just slammed the throttle to the firewall, which made things get squirrely real fast.

I read in the "getting started" that it's best to smoothly advance the throttle.  (Being a former jarhead, I understand the stop and go-fast settings, but not much inbetween).  Any tips?  Like 30% to start... then 60% then full bore?

-Andy

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« Reply #1 on: September 28, 1999, 06:40:00 PM »
Dude,

Kinda hard to explain but these things I found have helped during the Alpha phase.

1) ease up the throttle, (the torque and P factor modelling are viscious if you're not used to it).

2) a notch or two of flaps will help a lot.

3) Some people have found external view helps initially, (I guess coz you have more reference points to work with, ie edge of the runway, buildings, etc, so you know when you are drifting off the line of the runway)

4) I use the compass to keep my line correct, (note this is not the Gyro compass but the magnetic compass).

5) get the tail up as soon as you can, (this limits the effects of P factor and also lets the rudder have a greater effect)

6) Practice, Practice, Practice.

Spotcha in the Air

Almost fergot: the P factor is the difference in the amount of lift produced by the prop blades on the down stroke against the upstroke.  When the propellor disc is tilted upwards the blade on the descent gets more "bite" into the air.  This greates more lift, (or "pull"), on one side of the disc than the other.  The imbalance causes the plane to yaw.  The sooner you get the nose up the better.

P factor is also short for Pucker factor usually caused by fear, (you can guess what it is that puckers =)


Brick

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Takeoffs in single engine planes...
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 1999, 06:43:00 PM »
Thanks Raxx!

I'll be sure to check that out later on.  Never had this much trouble in WB, so this must be a "Good Thing"(tm)

-Andy

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Takeoffs in single engine planes...
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 1999, 09:28:00 PM »
  Raxx, you know what happened to the FAQ?  Follow that and it's way simple...

blk

PS-if that wasn't some sort of plug I don't know what is

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« Reply #4 on: September 28, 1999, 09:43:00 PM »
blk,

I understood that Firefox was writing up some docs.  My FAQ was very similar to that so rather than duplicate effort I left FireFox to it, (offering any help if needed).

I understand that Ronni is creating a FAQ, (which no doubt will end up on the web site), but I don't know if it is based on Firefox's work.

In eother case I'm still belting around in the B17 offline trying to kill stuff =)

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« Reply #5 on: September 29, 1999, 09:58:00 AM »
Raxx,

Pyro and I condensed all of the terrific information you guys gave us and put it under the Game Info link from the main menu.  We even gave you guys credit right at the top.  

Ronni


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« Reply #6 on: September 29, 1999, 11:54:00 AM »
  I noticed that...

  Now I can tell people "yes" if they ask "should I have heard of you?"  

  blk

PS-seriously, you kind of have to dig around for that (FAQ) section.  Maybe you could make the link more obvious or something.  I'm reading a lot of posts by players who pretty obviously haven't read any of it (not that they should be FORCED to, but...)

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« Reply #7 on: September 29, 1999, 12:24:00 PM »
Point taken.  I added another link to the main menu.  Thanks again for your contributions.

Ronni


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Brick

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Takeoffs in single engine planes...
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 1999, 04:47:00 PM »
...and after reading the FAQ, I can take off with some degree of proficiency.  What does this mean, boys and girls?

RTFM.  

-Andy

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« Reply #9 on: September 29, 1999, 04:52:00 PM »
Yes Boys and Girls but it is still difficult  

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« Reply #10 on: September 29, 1999, 04:59:00 PM »
  Wow Ronni, you did that with the quickness!

  Just ask if you ever need more...

blk