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I am new and am wondering if there is a way to start and stop the engines manually?  Everytime that I start a flight, the engines are automatically started.  Is there anyway that I can click or check something so that I can start my engines when I feel like it?  When I land at an airport, and taxi to the gate, is there anyway that I can shut the engines down.  Now I know on some planes that you can just hit the main power switch, but most or all of the planes that I have downloaded don't have a main power switch to turn off or on.  Any help would be great, so I am a big dork trying to feel like a real pilot.

This is a easy one. just hit your fuel lean button.
Mine is set {-} for lean {+} for rich so I don"t
know which is which on yours


BHOFMX

OPPS

To restart press {e} becareful and make sure all
the engines are restarted before takeoff
AE- a Lear 45 does not have enough rudder
to take off with one engine
at 100% power

BHOFMX

I think there's a utility that will do that for you. I just start from a saved flight where I saved after I shut the plane down. Be careful though, I found at least one plane (Cessna Caravan) with an inaccurate startup procedure in the kneeboard checklist. Took me a couple days to figure how to start it.  The fuel condition lever must be moved to "Low Idle" before engaging the starter.

I think this is it here:

http://www.simviation.com/fs2002misc8.htm

[quote] Be careful though, I found at least one plane (Cessna Caravan) with an inaccurate startup procedure in the kneeboard checklist. Took me a couple days to figure how to start it.

I've never had any problem with starting the caravan...

Everytime that I start a flight, the engines are automatically started.

You don't really need to create a new flight every time you want to fly. When you're done with a flight after taxing to the gate, shut everything down and save the flight. Next time you want to fly, load the flight where you last left off

That's what I do, and I rarely have to create a new flight. I just continue where I've left off and do this for weeks on end.

It could be. I put "Low Idle" in because previously it was set to "Cut Off" before hitting the "Start" switch. I couldn't get it to start that way so I changed the checklist to "Low Idle". It starts now but I have no idea whether that's the actual setting in a Caravan.

If anyone knows please let me know. If it's "High Idle" then I'm buying. Unfortunately where I'm parked at the moment they only serve Vodka.

Ctr-Shft-F1       Shut engine(s) down

Ctr-E                 Auto start sequence
You might need to do Ctr-Shft-F4 before

Easy!

thanks alot you guys are a wealth of knowledge.