Boomer
Charter Member 2015
Howdy gents,
This is my entry using the A2A P-40 with Accusim. To spice things up a tich I am running this race in reverse order of what I am doing the in the Jug. I am using the same methodoloy though. No nav istruments or AP. Just pilotage & sweaty palms.
For this 1st trip the weather was on my side with largely clear skies & low winds. There was a fair bit of turbulence when I departed but about 10k it smoothed out.
As I was passing through 14k I switched from wing tanks (which I started with low on fuel to save weight) to the fuse tank. I leveled out at 18k & spooled her up for some high speed cruising. Shortly after the throttle up the engine quit. I was flabbergasted because everything was in the green moments before. I assumed it was some accusim chicanery & started a shallow dive as I assessed the problem. as I was nearing 10k I decided to switch tanks in case the fuel line clogged (is that even modeled???) & the engine fired up immediately. It was a WTH moment & what worse the tank selector didn't look right. As I zoomed in on it I realized my error. I had meant to switch to the fuse tank earlier but I had switched to the reserve tank & the engine quit when that small reserve was used up.
Feeling like an idiot I wasn't sure if I wanted to waste the time climbing again & opted not to. I made the rest of the flight at 10k. Landing was uneventfully & appreciated as the forward visibility is vastly better than the Jug!
This is my entry using the A2A P-40 with Accusim. To spice things up a tich I am running this race in reverse order of what I am doing the in the Jug. I am using the same methodoloy though. No nav istruments or AP. Just pilotage & sweaty palms.
For this 1st trip the weather was on my side with largely clear skies & low winds. There was a fair bit of turbulence when I departed but about 10k it smoothed out.
As I was passing through 14k I switched from wing tanks (which I started with low on fuel to save weight) to the fuse tank. I leveled out at 18k & spooled her up for some high speed cruising. Shortly after the throttle up the engine quit. I was flabbergasted because everything was in the green moments before. I assumed it was some accusim chicanery & started a shallow dive as I assessed the problem. as I was nearing 10k I decided to switch tanks in case the fuel line clogged (is that even modeled???) & the engine fired up immediately. It was a WTH moment & what worse the tank selector didn't look right. As I zoomed in on it I realized my error. I had meant to switch to the fuse tank earlier but I had switched to the reserve tank & the engine quit when that small reserve was used up.
Feeling like an idiot I wasn't sure if I wanted to waste the time climbing again & opted not to. I made the rest of the flight at 10k. Landing was uneventfully & appreciated as the forward visibility is vastly better than the Jug!
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