IIRC I did the following
- throttle a third open
- prime 5 times
- next cartridge
- press and hold the starter until high oil pressure
and RPM reached
- switch in the magnetos one at a time.
I think with the magnetos on the starter wasn't able
to get the prop moving fast enough... or something.
I found it even more difficult to fly, so haven't used
it for a while.
Hope this helps.
-Stuart
--- Kevin Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Short question: How do I start the Spitfire engine?
>
> Detail: I'm compiling FG CVS using Cygwin on Win32
> then using the
> following (abbreviated) command line:
>
> fgfs.exe --fg-root=<path> --aircraft=spitfireIIa
>
> I've used the Help menu to display the Aircraft
> Information but still
> can't get the engine started. For the sake of
> discussion suppose I've
> pressed SHIFT-ESC to reset FG. The key sequence
> I've tried is:
> "{" to turn on left magneto
> "}" to turn on right magneto
> "PageUp" until throttle is about 1/3 open
> "|" (bar - the key between SHIFT and Z on a UK
> keyboard) five times to prime
> "C" to select next cartridge
> "SPACE" to fire cartridge.
> I can see a plume of smoke from the engine (top
> marks to the modeller)
> but can't keep the prop turning. What am I doing
> wrong?
>
> N.B. for developers: if I repeat this a few times I
> get a message in
> the Cygwin window claiming I'm out of gas and then a
> segmentation
> fault.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin.
>
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