Cold & Dark Starts

LongHaul · Post by **LongHaul** » 23 Feb 2007, 14:23

Hi chaps,

Ages ago, I had FS set up so that whenever I started a flight, the a/c was in a 'cold and dark' state. After I had to do a reinstall some months back, my flights always start with the engines running. Catch is, I cant remember what I did to make flights start with the engines off, and I cant seem to find the answer here on the forum (although I'm sure it was one of you guys told me how to do it

). Anyhoo, if anyone else knows how to get flights to start up with the engines off, I would be very grateful if you could share the secret with me

Cheers

Rich

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 23 Feb 2007, 14:37

When started (presumingly at Gate ot Parking.

Shut your whole thing off, engines, avionics, lights the lot.

Save as default Flight. There you go.

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 23 Feb 2007, 14:40

Another way could be to open your Default.flt (in My Documents\Flight Simulator Files)

And manually turn everything off (parameters = off or 0)

Most settings in there gives them self away. But if you are uncertain just yell :-)

LongHaul · Post by **LongHaul** » 23 Feb 2007, 15:34

I had the feeling it was something incredibly simple

Cheers Dan

richtho · Post by **richtho** » 28 Feb 2007, 10:14

DanKH wrote:Another way could be to open your Default.flt (in My Documents\Flight Simulator Files)

And manually turn everything off (parameters = off or 0)

Most settings in there gives them self away. But if you are uncertain just yell :-)

hi,

i ve found the Default.flt; but i can't open it as a notebook file to change parameters,
how can i do ?

thx a lot.

DAVID.

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 28 Feb 2007, 11:14

Well notepad whould be the one....that's the one I use....

johnhinson · Post by **johnhinson** » 28 Feb 2007, 16:45

DanKH wrote:When started (presumingly at Gate ot Parking.

Shut your whole thing off, engines, avionics, lights the lot.

Save as default Flight. There you go.

And then find that half of your add-on aircraft panels don't have battery and avionics switches. :o(

John

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 28 Feb 2007, 16:50

You are of course right ;-)

I have made short-keys for those: Battery and Avionics.

But if it proves to be a problem just stick to the first method instead.

richtho · Post by **richtho** » 28 Feb 2007, 16:55

my default.flt opened with notepad appears crypted

i can't read anything...

i don't understand...

:k:

johnhinson · Post by **johnhinson** » 28 Feb 2007, 16:59

DanKH wrote:You are of course right ;-)

I have made short-keys for those: Battery and Avionics.

But if it proves to be a problem just stick to the first method instead.

Just a personal bee in bonnet! I'm perfectly able to insert the
necessary switches into a panel, although your idea of assigning
key strokes could avoid me going into grumpy mode . . .

Best wishes,

John