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Change engine start procedure 747-8 - Button version

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Hi!
Just started using fs2crew for the 747-8 and I cant find out how to change the start procedure from 4-3-2-1 to autostart?

the tutorial just says "change" and nothow to do it...Any advice?

Thanks

/Niklas Eriksson

Niklas Eriksson

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Hi!
I cannot seem to find any settings in the fmc on the 748f about autostart, but I have been using it in the UPS Livery all the time. 
The instructions for engine start is on page 19 in the tutorial.

Niklas Eriksson

3 hours ago, byork said:

What page is that on and which specific manual?

Remember not all models have Auto Start... it's an airline option.

Ensure your model has autostart.

 

In the 74 '-8' there is only Autostart.  There is no manual start option actually.

Brian Thibodeaux | B747-400/8, C-130 Flight Engineer, CFI, Type Rated: BE190, DC-9 (MD-80), B747-400

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Thank you Brian, thats what I thought... 

Niklas Eriksson

So if Autostart did not start the engine.

[] ENG 1, 2, 3, 4 AUTOSTART

Condition: Autostart did not start the engine.

1 FUEL CONTROL switch
(affected engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CUTOFF

2 Engine START switch
(affected engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pull
3 Motor the engine for 30 seconds.
4 Engine START switch
(affected engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Push

 

 

747 Captain for the last 39 years, and still learning. 

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Just to clear out the misunderstanding... Autostart works, the problem is that FS2CREW automatically selects the "manual way" so the start procedure that fs2crew uses is not correct. I can of course start the engines using autostart and bypass the fs2crew start... 

Niklas Eriksson

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No that button does not exist on the 747-8. its the "pull switches" and then you just immediately turn the fuel controllers to run... and autostart is performed.

Niklas Eriksson

7 hours ago, byork said:

Does your model have an Autostart button on the overhead?

I think that's how FS2Crew is checking to see if auto start is available or not.

This might need to be addressed then.  There is no Autostart button on any -8.  The aircraft was not designed todo manual starts at all.

Brian Thibodeaux | B747-400/8, C-130 Flight Engineer, CFI, Type Rated: BE190, DC-9 (MD-80), B747-400

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Thank you for that! Bryan! Looking forward to the update!

Niklas Eriksson

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