Classic British Flight Sim

Hi Dog - can't answer your questions directly, but you may recall we swapped posts a while back when I was trying to get the Plane Design Lanc engines to fire manually. I finally got in touch with Ed and he got me (and the Lanc) going (cranking the normalized_starter_torque parameter up did the ...

Hi, can you get the engines running with ctrl+e ?
If this works try the following. Get all then engines running, then shut them down, then try a manual start.
If this works then ctrl+e is turning on some feature or switch which you are missing in the startup.
If this doesn't work then I'm stumped ...

I have had this problem with several aircraft. Try the following.
First load the default cessna and enable the batts, mags and then start the engine. Stop the engine then switch to the Lancaster.
Try and start the engines from cold, does this work?

Second check you have fuel (after a crash I ...

By the way - forgot to mention - anyone interested in flying the Lanc seriously (aren't we all !) should immediately order the recently published Haynes Owners Workshop Manual (really !) for the Lancaster. Alongside the really useful sections telling you how to remove the main undercarriage is an ...

Thanks for the suggestions - I'll give them a try. It looks like the PD Lanc is still downloadable from several sites, including the PD one, which has just woken up again after a couple years ! Just Google Plane Design Lancaster and you'll see what I mean. A bargain in my opinion !

Hi Guys - hope you don't mind a newcomer dropping in on diversion from my usual airfield !

I'm a longtime Lancaster fan (50+ years), having inherited the disease from my dad, who was ground crew on Lancs during the war. He also ended up working at Christ's Hospital. Barnes Wallis's old school, and ...