Lockheed Electra engine management
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:43 am
Greetings all,
Lately I've been enjoying flying the Electra model available for FSX. I've tried to read as much as I can find about operating this airliner correctly but I'm at a bit of loss when it comes to some of the finer details of turboprop management.
Looking at the gauges in the VC, I can see the typical oil pressure, oil temperature, exhaust temperature, engine RPM and thrust settings. I haven't however been able to find much good material as to what settings I should be looking for when it comes to particular phases of flight (taxi, climb, cruise, descent, etc). I'm sure this has to be somewhere but I can't find the documentation.
The other issue I'm having is that I can't seem to find any indicators as to what the propeller RPM is. As mentioned I can only seem to find the engine RPM gauge measuring I'm assuming the turbines revolution speed but nothing from the propellers. As a result I'm having to guess what settings I think they should be in during flight; not the most realistic approach!
Does anyone have any experience with how to handle these or knows about where I can find more?
By the way I'm flying the Team FS KBT Electra.
Lately I've been enjoying flying the Electra model available for FSX. I've tried to read as much as I can find about operating this airliner correctly but I'm at a bit of loss when it comes to some of the finer details of turboprop management.
Looking at the gauges in the VC, I can see the typical oil pressure, oil temperature, exhaust temperature, engine RPM and thrust settings. I haven't however been able to find much good material as to what settings I should be looking for when it comes to particular phases of flight (taxi, climb, cruise, descent, etc). I'm sure this has to be somewhere but I can't find the documentation.
The other issue I'm having is that I can't seem to find any indicators as to what the propeller RPM is. As mentioned I can only seem to find the engine RPM gauge measuring I'm assuming the turbines revolution speed but nothing from the propellers. As a result I'm having to guess what settings I think they should be in during flight; not the most realistic approach!
Does anyone have any experience with how to handle these or knows about where I can find more?
By the way I'm flying the Team FS KBT Electra.