Yes, you can over-prime the real thing. Unfortunately, you can tell the real thing is overprimed if you feel resistance in the pump. They might have simulated this, dunno. On the real thing, you sometimes have to keep pumping the primer even after the engine has fired up and is warming up. This is more often the case in cold weather.

5 minutes ago, Chock said:

Yes, you can over-prime the real thing. Unfortunately, you can tell the real thing is overprimed if you feel resistance in the pump. They might have simulated this, dunno. On the real thing, you sometimes have to keep pumping the primer even after the engine has fired up and is warming up. This is more often the case in cold weather.

I’d be amazed if it’s simulated that level of detail... what’s odd is even when I crtl - e it’s still struggling. Unless I start from the runway I can’t get her going.

Yeah, I doubt it's that realistic. Just installing it, will check.

Edited March 5, 20215 yr by Chock

12 minutes ago, Carts85 said:

You can over prime it too can’t you?

Manual says that priming doesn't have much impact currently so maybe not. After unlocking I clicked on it 5 times to give it a bit of priming and it started ok. Are you clicking that area in between the starter and booster coil to press the both simultaneously?

Looks realy good - nice one !

I am not shure to order this one, for that i would use the DC3 that i saw the last time, hopefully there is not a to long wait anymore for this DC3 - will see 😊

 

cheers 😉

Okay. You can definitely start it from the ramp 'cold and dark' if you want to. Turn on the fuel cock and the fuel shut off valve, turn on the magnetos, crack the throttle an inch or so, give it a few pumps with the primer, start pressing the booster coil button until you hear it hum, hold that for a second or two, then slide your mouse pointer over the starter button to press that and it should fire up. Might take a few goes, but it'll definitely fire up and it will be obvious from the engine sound when you've got it right and it is going to catch. If it doesn't seem to want to play, try pumping the throttle up and down as well.

Edited March 5, 20215 yr by Chock

28 minutes ago, Chock said:

Okay. You can definitely start it from the ramp 'cold and dark' if you want to. Turn on the fuel cock and the fuel shut off valve, turn on the magnetos, crack the throttle an inch or so, give it a few pumps with the primer, start pressing the booster coil button until you hear it hum, hold that for a second or two, then slide your mouse pointer over the starter button to press that and it should fire up. Might take a few goes, but it'll definitely fire up and it will be obvious from the engine sound when you've got it right and it is going to catch. If it doesn't seem to want to play, try pumping the throttle up and down as well.

Speaking of which what is the Engine Sound like? That's a key component for me and this plane

Ah I think what I maybe doing wrong is pressing the starter and then the booster coil after not simultaneously or the way Chock said. I’ll try that when am back in. Also people are doing about 5 pumps on the primer too?

19 minutes ago, MarcG said:

Speaking of which what is the Engine Sound like? That's a key component for me and this plane

Sounds to me like it was recorded off a real one, which I understand it was according to the product page. Anyway, it's pretty convincing with the sounds changing when you faff with RPM and mixture etc. It does a very convincing spin by the way too, just found that out lol. It's definitely worth the price of entry if you like Spitfires.

Edited March 5, 20215 yr by Chock

Anyone who own the HP Reverb G2 VR glasses, what is the rendering scale? For my eyes the Cessna 152 looks like 75% scale of the real thing. How is this Spitfire?

Just ordered. So happy to see this. As a Brit you have to own a Spitfire. Just need Concorde to complete the set.

Brilliant that the Aussies have done this. There was an Australian Spitfire squadron so absolutely correct they should have made this.

 

CJ

Edited March 5, 20215 yr by CJ1045

47 minutes ago, Chock said:

Sounds to me like it was recorded off a real one, which I understand it was according to the product page. Anyway, it's pretty convincing with the sounds changing when you faff with RPM and mixture etc. It does a very convincing spin by the way too, just found that out lol. It's definitely worth the price of entry if you like Spitfires.

cool thanks, I see one on a fairly regular basis near me so that sound is a must have!

Hey Guys,

Dan from FlyingIron here - just wanted to introduce myself here and say a quick thank you all for your feedback, support, comments & especially to those of you that have purchased the aircraft!

I hope you've been enjoying her, if you have any questions feel free to ask and I'll do my best to answer them all as soon as I can 🙂

Happy Flying!

Dan
FlyingIron Sims

My thoughts, given that I'm used to the A2A Mk.Ia and II Spitfires...

This looks glorious - utterly beautiful against the MSFS scenery, especially if you go and throw it around over the White Cliffs of Dover. All the liveries and the detail in the exterior and interior models are very well done. But if you're a purist, you'll find the flight model is a little disappointing, though Flyingiron acknowledges this in their manual. The ground handling is far too precise because the sim doesn't support castoring tailwheels. The brakes are quite capable of causing the aircraft to tip onto its nose, though! The cockpit door opens, as does the canopy.

The takeoff swing is well modelled and mastering takeoffs will take some time. (stick fully back with a little right aileron, combined with right rudder trim and a foot ready to help with right rudder. Around 8-12lbs boost will get you airborne easily, no need for max throttle)

The centre of gravity feels a little off to me, taking off with 1 division of nose down trim per the manual leads to a nose heavy condition. Perhaps fully loading the cargo in the MSFS menu setting cures that but if you have it as pilot weight alone, I found it handled differently.

The exterior sound is very nice but sounds inside the cockpit... it does sound like a lawnmower at cruise power (+7lbs/2650rpm) to me. Some sounds are missing, the manual acknowledges a few button noises are absent and the flaps have no sound either.

Engine start is very easy because the primer isn't modelled (the sim doesn't support it according to Flyingiron). Rich mixture, throttle cracked open half an inch (in-sim), prop fully fine (forward), fuel cock on, fuel pressurisation system on, fuel pump hidden underneath the elevator trimwheel on, and then just press the starter.

The clipped wing LF Mk.IXc is included as well as the conventional elliptical wing. There's half a dozen liveries for both including a 1944 invasion stripes one, desert cam, photo-recce light blue, the Silver Spitfire and the Israeli black one.

Well worth the £20! It won't fully please ultra-realism purists but it's more than convincing enough for me. 😀

Some screenshots I took, hopefully these display properly...