Engine Starting

[Guest pscarratt]

Hi,Can anyone help me with using the (>K:TOGGLE_STARTER1) event to start a jet engine. Is there something else I need to set aswell? Using this command on its own seems to do nothing?Any help would be much appreciated!

[Guest Mathias]

That will only set the starter in motion, but a jet engine also needs fuel and ignition sparks to get started. So you also have to set KEY_MIXTURE1_SET to more than 164 which should light the fire when sufficient N1 RPM is attained by the starter.

[Guest pscarratt]

Thanks Mathias but when I toggle the starter i don't even seem to get any engine rotation at all? Any ideas?

[Guest Mathias]

Try another starter-related key event.KEY_MAGNETO1_STARTworks on my true FS2004 turboprop because I also found the normal key event you use did not work as expected.

[rcbarend 37]

Hi Paul,You have to keep repeating the Toggle event in your code untill the enigine is running (N2 greater then a certain value, e.g 50%).One Toggle event by itself does nothing ..So, like: (G:Var1) (A:Eng1 N2 RPM, percent) 50 < && if{ 0 (>K:TOGGLE_STARTER1) } els{ 0 (>G:Var1) } Start Engine-11 (>G:Var1)Or (manual repeat by the user):Start Engine-1 (Keep depressed until Engine running)0 (>K:TOGGLE_STARTER1)Cheers, Rob Barendregt

[Guest Skymed]

Alsowhatever button on the joystick-external interface is assigned to starter 1, make sure you have the "repeat" set in the assignments area of the sim itself. Otherwise it acts as a momentary switch.Steve

[Guest pscarratt]

Excellent,Thanks guys - got it working a treat now.

[Guest Mathias]

Paul, care to let us know which approach worked for you?

[Guest pscarratt]

I've actually used a butchered version of that used in the default 747 with some of my own variables added in....(G:Var1) if{ (L:ENG1 START POSSIBLE, bool) 1 == (A:ENG1 N2 RPM, percent) 50 < && if{ 0 (>K:TOGGLE_STARTER1) } els{ (G:Var1) -- (>G:Var1) } } (G:Var1) 0 != (A:GENERAL ENG1 STARTER, bool) || if{ (L:ENG1 STARTER KNOB, number) } els{ (A:ENG1 N2 RPM, percent) 35 > if{ 0 } els{ 0 } }Eng1 Starter Knob GND5 (>G:Var1) -1 (>L:ENG1 STARTER KNOB, number)Eng1 Starter Knob Cont5 (>G:Var1) 1 (>L:ENG1 STARTER KNOB, number)Eng1 Starter Knob Flt5 (>G:Var1) 2 (>L:ENG1 STARTER KNOB, number)The code is for a three way starter switch like in the 737. The (L:ENG1 STARTER KNOB, number) variable is used to allow me to keep the switch in the right position until the engine starts.Cheers,