May 22, 20242 yr Forgive me but this is probably a basic one and I have searched....... How do I hold the magneto switch down to start in the piston Duke? I have looked at the key bindings in MSFS and can operate both at the same time, but how do I start one at a time? I can use my mouse wheel to cycle through left, right, both etc. but can't hold it in the Start position long enough for a start as the switch releases. Sorry for the basic question, hope it makes sense. David Porrett
May 22, 20242 yr 1 minute ago, DavidP said: Forgive me but this is probably a basic one and I have searched....... How do I hold the magneto switch down to start in the piston Duke? I have looked at the key bindings in MSFS and can operate both at the same time, but how do I start one at a time? I can use my mouse wheel to cycle through left, right, both etc. but can't hold it in the Start position long enough for a start as the switch releases. Sorry for the basic question, hope it makes sense. Just like in real life you crank engine with by holding switch in "start position" until engine starts. You not suppose to crank long enough though! If engine doesn't start there are several possibilities: it's not primed enough, it's flooded , or in particular case of Duke oil pressure/temperature too low. Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
May 22, 20242 yr Author 1 minute ago, sd_flyer said: Just like in real life you crank engine with by holding switch in "start position" until engine starts. You not suppose to crank long enough though! If engine doesn't start there are several possibilities: it's not primed enough, it's flooded , or in particular case of Duke oil pressure/temperature too low. Thanks, I am aware of all of that the problem is how do I actually hold the magneto switch in the start position until the engine fires using the mouse? David Porrett
May 22, 20242 yr 7 minutes ago, DavidP said: Thanks, I am aware of all of that the problem is how do I actually hold the magneto switch in the start position until the engine fires using the mouse? I rotate mouse wheel all the way to the right (mag both position) then hover mouse pointer to the right side of mag switch until I see "have circle arrow" icon (pointing clockwise) left click and hold (start) Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
May 23, 20242 yr I basically do the same as sd_flyer, I use my mouse wheel to rotate completely to the right, then left click and hold until it starts. PC: AMD 9850X3D, RAM 64GB, Geforce GTX 5090 (32GB), MSFS 2020, MSFS 2024, Pimax Super 50PPD, Quest 3
May 23, 20242 yr 10 hours ago, flyblueskies said: I basically do the same as sd_flyer, I use my mouse wheel to rotate completely to the right, then left click and hold until it starts. Yeah, that is what I do to. Ron MSFS 2024 -Too many airplanes to name. Too many airports to name.
May 23, 20242 yr 14 hours ago, DavidP said: Thanks, I am aware of all of that the problem is how do I actually hold the magneto switch in the start position until the engine fires using the mouse? Don't use the mousewheel. Press the primary mouse button instead until the engine starts. Flightsim rig: CPU: AMD 5900x | Mobo: MSI X570 MEG Unify | RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo | GPU: Gigabyte RTX 3090 | Storage: M.2 (2 & 4 TB) | PSU: Corsair RM850x | Case: Fractal Define 7 XL Display: Acer Predator x34 3440x1440 | Speakers: Logitech Z906 Controllers: Fulcrum One Yoke | MFG Crosswind v2 pedals | Honeycomb Bravo Quadrant |Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant | Stream Deck XL & Plus | TrackIR 5 Tobii eye tracking
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