Cold Starts

[kiwibarguy]

Hi there all, I love learning the whole start-up sequence but am a little tired of stopping and saving the craft each time I go for a fly. Does anyone know if there is a program that allows us to automatically launch a cold start if we wish?

Cheers
Kiwibarguy

[Fozzer]

A search for; "Cold and Dark"....

Give this a try...>>> http://www.flightsimworld.com/downloads/viewfile/56.html

Paul.

"Readme" enclosed in the .zip

[mfraser]

Because I use a home cockpit I have to start from a 'cold and dark' aircraft state otherwise the switches get out of sync with the sim - so for me its really important to follow a start up and shutdown sequence every time.

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking for so you might have to clarify - do you want to be able to always have the sim start in the cold and dark state?? If thats the case its simple - start the sim and shutdown the aircraft, remembering to retard the throttle, prop and mixture levers (If they apply), turn off the avionics and master switches. Now save the flight as the default flight and whenever you start the sim the cockpit will be cold and dark!! From then on, whenever you create a free-flight and choose a different aircraft/location etc that aircraft will also be loaded in the cold and dark state!! Of course if you want to quickly fire up the sim then just hit Ctrl-E and the big noisy fans will start turning.

I hope this is what you were after,
Regards,
Mat

[kiwibarguy]

Thanks so much, I never knew you could start it as a default flight, BINGO! Thanks so much for that.

Home cockpit ayy! Do you have Otto the inflatable pilot like they had in the movie "aeroplane"?

[mfraser]

QUOTE (kiwibarguy @ Dec 7 2010, 12:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Home cockpit ayy! Do you have Otto the inflatable pilot like they had in the movie "aeroplane"?

Haha....... no, I don't have an 'Otto'............. mine came equipped with a 'Nagging Nelly' - aka 'The Wife'!!

[kiwibarguy]

It appears our wives' have been cloned.

[Ian Warren]

Guys guys , Get ya self Accusim , New boys and girls at it , the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is the best trainer ..... a four engined DC-3

[slopit12]

QUOTE (mfraser @ Dec 7 2010, 09:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

start the sim and shutdown the aircraft, remembering to retard the throttle, prop and mixture levers (If they apply), turn off the avionics and master switches. Now save the flight as the default flight and whenever you start the sim the cockpit will be cold and dark!! From then on, whenever you create a free-flight and choose a different aircraft/location etc that aircraft will also be loaded in the cold and dark state!!

Brilliant! Thanks for that. After many many years of flight simming, it never occurred to me to do that.

[IslandBoy77]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 7 2010, 08:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is the best trainer ..... a four engined DC-3

Nice one, Ian - never heard one of those referred to like that! It's fun trying to take off from Napier in a '17 - quite the challenge...

[Ian Warren]

Pete , you got yourself the Accusim B17 ? .. Brilliant , your definetly now required to join us now for a formation fly