Extending the start up time

Cees Donker

Cees Donker

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How can I extend the start up time? I don´t want the engine to start immediately, but with a small delay.

:salute:

Cees
 
You need to adjust this line in the engine section of the cfg file. normalized_starter_torque=0.030

Reduce it to suit your needs, if you reduce it too much the engine won't start so you have to play with it to get it right.
 
The one caution with this approach is that at some point the lower number prevents engine start via the CTRL+E key combo. It will still start the engines via panel start button or a keyboard assigned button for the individual engine(s).

Cheers
Stefan
 
If this is for FS9, you might consider using the start routine gauge that Doug Dawson wrote. For radials, it counts 9-12 blades (adjustable). The instructions are in the A26B docs.
 
MS Flight Sims require the engine to make 500 rpms before ignition takes place. This is highly unrealistic for piston engines, but it's the way MS wrote the code. You can reduce starter normalized torque and get a little more realism, but at some point it will not spin the engine up to the required 500 rpm for ignition. Doug Dawson's gauge is a more elegant method of gaining a realistic start up, sad that it does not work in FSX, for FS9 it works well.
 
On the initial release of at least the Starliner our team simply "failed" the engine for a period of time through a gauge and then reset the failure for the start after a set time. Again this was a workaround, coded by Hansi as I recall, to get what we wanted within the limitations of the original MS program.

Dougs gauge is indeed another very elegant solution to that problem.

Cheers
Stefan
 
Milton Shupe said:
If this is for FS9, you might consider using the start routine gauge that Doug Dawson wrote. For radials, it counts 9-12 blades (adjustable). The instructions are in the A26B docs.
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Okay, I'm halfway there...

Awhile back I was trying to figure this out on another payware aircraft, and am glad Cees asked the question.

I've looked at my A26B docs and found Doug's gauge. However, I'm not seeing where this is adjustable for the blade count. Can someone share the information? Got me curious, now. :kilroy:

And while we're on this subject, let me ask a related question. Is it possible to change the timing between the Ctrl-E start of multi-engine aircraft? One payware I enjoy seems to have a split second delay between engine 1 and 2, and was wondering that that could be set to a longer delay.

Thanks
:ernae:
--WH
 
Tom Gibson graciously allowed us to use his engine start sequence in our Connie's. So you might want to look at how that is done there. It also does the start in the correct 3,4,2 and 1 order for a four engine aircraft.
It is included in all of the latest editions of the L-049 through L-1049 ... And of course in Tom's family of Douglas airliners.

The XML code defines the delay time and slow rotation of the engines. So if you want to adjust things you will need to dive into the code.

Cheers
Stefan
 
WarHorse47 said:
Okay, I'm halfway there...

Awhile back I was trying to figure this out on another payware aircraft, and am glad Cees asked the question.

I've looked at my A26B docs and found Doug's gauge. However, I'm not seeing where this is adjustable for the blade count. Can someone share the information? Got me curious, now. :kilroy:

And while we're on this subject, let me ask a related question. Is it possible to change the timing between the Ctrl-E start of multi-engine aircraft? One payware I enjoy seems to have a split second delay between engine 1 and 2, and was wondering that that could be set to a longer delay.

Thanks
:ernae:
--WH
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Ugh, My apologies; I guess I was remembering my conversation with Doug back when this was developed. It is adjustable ... by him only in the .gau file.

The delay between the two engines is 20 seconds or so. Enough so that the startup smoke clears from one engine before the other starts to crank.

Attached a crude video that shows the startup from Spot view. You might want to turn down your sound a bit as the video tends to "enhance" the volume. :-/
 
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