Dear PMDG, I would first like to say great work so far, I am keeping a keen eye on this project. The eye-candy is great and by various posts, system logic and such is away ahead of anything before. My question relates to the engines. I have not once, freeware or payware seen a jet-turbine engine, e.g. the CFM-56 start like the real engines do. I find it incredible to which some "FS" engine start, you can have both engine started within 45 seconds. Have you overcome this problem? What I am meaning, does the engine start is a realistic time like the real engine. I sure hope so, it's just a small thing that annoys me. I can have the engines started before the end of the pushback procedure. Please PMDG. Many things in advance. hah Robert can't complain I don't sign my name!

-----------------------[bR]Matthew Murray[bR]Jet-Precision[bR]

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Don't forget a smooooth N1 increase to 25% or whatever value it is. ;-)Paul

Yes, realistic engine start times... Those of you annoyed by this problem will be surprised to know that it IS possible to achieve this by tweaking the .air file. I have no idea why nobody has ever done this correctly. I would like to see PMDG set an example for other developers.Thomas

Gents,Magic numbers to look for at CFM56 engine idle are 2:4:6 i.e. about two-enty (20%) N1, four-hundred plus EGT, six-ty (60%) N2. The complete engine start up procedure is fully simulated and spool up times are modelled to the second (or to be precise to the 0.75 second).Cheers,Vangelis====================================== E. M. Vaos Precision Manuals Development Group======================================

That's good enough for me...Sounds like you guys are really serious about this 'NG'..Regards,jack noullet

>That's good enough for me...Sounds like you guys are really>serious about this 'NG'..That is an understatement, lemme tell ya ;-)

This is fabulous news.I also feel the same way about the pathetic starts of most payware and freeware turbofans. Although, the PIC767 boys did a pretty decent job with the CF6 start; a little fast, but the fuel flowed only after it was turned on, N1 rotation was smooth, and it didn't overshoot the idle speed too bad.James

If i remember rightly, Eric Ernst (or whoever the 767 captain was) said the engines on PIC spooled too slowly!Anyway, i have noo idea about start times on 737 but im sure its modeled as accuratly as possible which is good news :DLiam