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  3. Sim Shaker

    in IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles Series

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    Hey Crasheroni.....I fixed my Realteus problem and it is working again !!!

    At some point I ran over the usb cable with my chair wheel and unbeknown to me I had severed all of the little eight cables inside the sheathing. I found this after I was inspecting it and it felt a little odd....

    Opened up the cable and soldered them together again. All works....chuffed because they are colour coded and I got them right :)  

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  6. Major Fenrirs P-38 Campaign - Testing

    in IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles Series

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    1 hour ago, delta7 said:

    proposed settings prior to take off and not go full tilt. 

    Engine management in GBS has been a learning process since it came out and I think we are now getting the hang of it.

    What has been happening for some months now is that when asked for engine settings the reply has been to use the 'Cruise' figures quoted in the Pilot's Notes found here. The figures contained in the Notes have been replicated on the crib sheet mod found in the cockpit (the one that replaces the tottie picture). An example of this would be 2,600 RPM and 44 inches on the Manifold pressure dial on the P38, these dials being found on the right of the instrument panel at the top on this aircraft. Whilst on some aircraft this may work out as what we knew as '80 - 80' in the '46 days unfortunately this no longer applies for optimum performance at cruise settings. I know these RPM and Manifold pressure figures as the 'Standard' settings. The majority of German aircraft have only the 'ata' pressure gauge that needs to be monitored...this is usually running at 1.15 for cruise but does differ.

    What has been happening recently is that, as the P38 is being used more intimately, these standard cruise settings aren't always used. I have noticed that when climbing out and awaiting the formation to assemble over the airfield these settings are reduced to 2,300 RPM and 30 inches to allow for a gentle steady climb and to give pilots towards the rear the opportunity to use the standard settings, or a little bit more in accordance with the crib sheet, to catch up. Fen and Painless are used to these settings and call them out when making changes so in conjunction with Fen's method of cutting the corner he mentioned above hopefully we can all pick up on this and adjust our settings for catching up.

    With the P38, for optimal setting, mixture can be set at 70% when on the ground and generally left there.

    Hope that helps.

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  7. Major Fenrirs P-38 Campaign - Testing

    in IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles Series

    Posted

    One odd issue for me during the mission was that I lost the 6DOF in VR. I could turn my head and lean backwards and forwards but I couldn't tilt my view to look around the instruments or use the mirror. I had full functionality during the dogfight server, coop server before the mission and after the mission I flew a single mission and went onto Arthur's server and had full functionality for both. Weird....

  9. Major Fenrirs P-38 Campaign - Testing

    in IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles Series

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    We'll be ok next time Friar 👍

    Thanks for the work Fen....as someone said last night I think we are breaking new ground with the mission generator and are pushing it's workings to the limit and beyond. Good to be testing it like we are though. 

    My issues with the mission and how it went have mostly been mentioned in the previous posts so few additions from me.

    I don't think everyone will need to set up whispers, perhaps just set up one between Fen and Painless to start with and see how it goes. Take it step by step and maybe expand coverage if required.

    Last night emphasised how necessary it is to have controls set up and the need to push the P38 in order to keep up with others. Painless reduced his engine rpm and manifold pressure quite a lot to allow us to catch up but if you can't please say so as flight leaders can put in banking turns to allow those behind to catch up. I will be more attentive and look to do that next time.

    Cheerzen

  10. Second hand processor wanted

    in Hardware Hell

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    7 hours ago, delta7 said:

    Has anyone bought a second hand processor? anything to be wary of? any good places to source in uk.

    I am looking to upgrade, the fastest my board will take is a Pentium i7 4990k 4ghz on a LGA1150 socket. Even second hand  with a fan Im looking at £250 ish

    Thanks for any help

    Dave

    Something that would affect me if I upgraded the processor on my X99-A Asus motherboard would be that the newer processor would need the Bios to be updated to a newer version. I have never flashed/updated bios so that sort of put me off. Mine has an LGA 2011 v3 socket in the mobo.

  16. VR I am on the list

    in DCS Series

    Posted

    34 minutes ago, Crash said:

    Tried to set up but its a bit bright now so I will wait until theis evening. Looking forward to getting it working :) All I need is a piece of plywood and wifey will be convinced I am mad.

    Janie always said that my study would take off and fly one day.....

  23. Hello, Dangerous Canines

    in Jim's Place

    Posted

    Nice to see you Celeb, welcome. There are no strict regulations when flying because, well, it's pointless having them...this is the Dogz and if you have ever tried to herd cats then you will understand why. Off piste there are strict regulations but that isn't my area...speak to Friar about what the Sisters expect or Painless, he has his own unique set.

    Cheerzen

     

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