shutting down

[sonic]

How do you shut down a jet or less say the king air 350
I did the checklist and tried everything I saw in the key commands no big deal just driving me crazy a little.
Also I keep getting a fs9 error message that says not enough system memory I restart launch the game no problem then when I exit It says it agian till I restart the computer agian any one else have this problem.

[VOHY_VO0I]

To turn off all the engines at once (any aircraft)
-----> Ctrl + Shift + F1

To turn off individual engines in jets
-----> Go to throttle quadrant and click on fuel cut-off switch. You will find this just below the throttle levers with the engine number on it.

To turn off the engines in the King Air 350
-----> Go to throttle quadrant and drag the extreme right lever to Fuel CutOff.

Tip - Open the throttle quadrant and then press Ctrl + Shift + F1

P.S - Not sure about the FS9 error.  ::)

[sonic]

thanks I didnt think about the throttle quandrant I was looking for a key like the cessna. LOL

[jknight8907]

Actually if you want to do it correctly, you should shut off piston engines (like the Cessna has) using the mixture lever. That's the red handle to the right of the throttle. Pull it out or press Ctrl+Shift+F1.

The reason for doing this is that aircraft engines use magnetos instead of a car-like ignition system. Which basically means that the spark plugs fire when the engine turns, regardless of available electrical power. And the magnetos are 'shut off' using what is called a 'P-lead'. If the P-lead is corroded or broken, the mags will remain 'hot' all the time, i.e. they will produce spark if the prop is turned.

And if you turn off the engine with the key, you leave fuel in at least half of the cylinders. So, if you have an airplane with a broken P-lead, and somebody turned it off with the key, then someone moves the prop, the engine likely would fire once and somebody could lose an arm (or worse).

^^Todays not-so-useless bit of info^^

[beefhole]

thanks I didnt think about the throttle quandrant I was looking for a key like the cessna. LOL

Just read this, and with what Jknight says, do not EVER turn it off using the key.  You'll mess up the cylinders REAL bad.

[Rocket_Bird]

A King Air or any turbine jet dont use Magnetos.

[Rocket_Bird]

And if you turn off the engine with the key, you leave fuel in at least half of the cylinders. So, if you have an airplane with a broken P-lead, and somebody turned it off with the key, then someone moves the prop, the engine likely would fire once and somebody could lose an arm (or worse).

Some piston powered aircraft have impulse couplers too, even if you dont have a broken p-lead, it can still fire i believe.

[Brown]

Also don't forget to turn the battery off but using Shift M leaving the battery on can make the airplane need a new battery .  Also make sure that when you get your engines running on gen gen  to turn it off shift m because then the aircraft will use the engines for power .

[jknight8907]

Is that for a piston or turbine? As far as I know and do, you leave both halves of the master switch on while flying. (For those who don't know: in most piston planes, the master switch is a switch basically cut in half, one half is the battery and the other is the alternator/generator)

[Gary R.]

Low system memory message could mean you are at the end of your ram resources.  How much ram do you have?  How big did you set your page file?  Do you shut down un-needed apps using task manager before you load your sim?  These are things to consider. Post your system specs and we mite have an answer for your error message.

[sonic]

I found some adware, since I got rid of that everything seems fine. So far. Thanks.

[Saratoga]

You don't turn off the battery when the generators are on in reality. The plane is still drawing energy from the battery, just the generators are charging the battery. So the BAT switch should ALWAYS be on when the airplane is on. This way if the generators or engines fail, you still have electrical power. Proper way to shut down the King Air 350 engines (from what I have seen real world pilots do).

Make sure the autofeather and prop sync switches are off. Once you are done with ATC, turn off the avionics. Pull the engines back to full idle with the prop at full and the mixture at Low Idle. Let the engines stabilize at their absolute minimums for 30seconds or so, then turn both generators off. Unlock the gearboxes then immediately and quickly pull the mixture levels back to cutoff and the props back fully into the Feather region. Once you have confirmed the engines are winding down, turn off the battery and whatever else you need to, then exit the airplane.

That's what I have seen pilots in the real King Air 350 do. It may vary slightly for other King Airs. Do note however for jet pilots the procedure is different.

[Rocket_Bird]

Or you can read the checklist under shutdown procedures  ;)

[Saratoga]

Ya but it's set up for the sim way, not the real way. The real King Air checklist is much more detailed (and cooler looking).

[Foxtrot Sport]

To reply about your low memory problem, I sometimes get a little pop-up saying "low on virtual memory" and my comp is at a sad 256 RAM, so it's understandable.

-- What do you have running while you are playing the simulator?  If anything, shut it all down, including your internet connection

Not really sure on what else though, maybe you're just runnin low on RAM

-HF