Leaning

[CharlieTango]

I would call myself a novice to the FS series of games, having flown in FS2004 with my PL for almost a year now.  Needless to say, lots of questions still arise on a daily basis  ;D.  

I just have a quick one regarding mixture control.  Say I'm taking off in a Cessna 172 from an airport that sits at an altitude of 4500ft.  For takeoff would I want a full rich mixture, as if I were taking off from sea level or from below 3000ft, or should I lean it first to what I would if I were in level flight at 75% power at that altitude?  

Thanks!

[X56SB]

i just keep it at full rich the whole time

[RollerBall]

You wouldn't normally bother leaning a real 172 at that altitude

[MattNW]

[quote]I would call myself a novice to the FS series of games, having flown in FS2004 with my PL for almost a year now.

[Fozzer]

I find that leaning to the left when banking left, and leaning to the right when banking right comes quite  naturally... ...!
...sorry... ...LOL...!

In my little Cessna props I always slightly lean the mixture once above 2500 feet ASL.
I pull the mixture control out until the engine falters, and then push it in slightly until the engine runs sweetly.. ...!
If I have Manifold and EGT gauges fitted I keep an eye on them as well.
A fuel flow gauge is useful as well... ...LOL...!
Leaner mixture = more miles to the gallon, and a more efficient engine... ...!

Out of interest I found that trying to take off in a Cessna 152 from Big Bear City Airport (L35), NE of Los Angeles which lies at an altitude of 8000 Feet ASL, it is almost impossible to take off within the length of the runway, and extremely difficult to climb away... ...!
My little microlights cannot even get off the ground, because of the low air density... ...!
LOL...!
Once you are up in the air and speeding along it's o.k. at high altitudes, but trying to get started on the ground is a different matter... .... ...!

Cheer all...!

Paul...fiddlin' with his mixture control...as usual... ...!
LOL...!

[CharlieTango]

Haha!  ;D  I guess that's why it's handy to fly with a passenger or two:

"Okay, we're turning onto a left downwind... alla you in the back!  Lean over to the left hand side!"

Actually, what's sad is that we used to do that with passengers back when I was sailing.  We'd say we were taking them on a nice cruise on the lake, and then use them for ballast when the wind picked up.  Hey, the boat goes faster with more people hanging off the windward side!  ;D

But awright, thanks for the advice!  At the moment in FS2004 I'm tooling about the Rockies in a Cessna 172, and I've noticed lately that the higher I get and the higher the available airports get, the more the plane has been lagging on takeoff.  I wasn't sure if I should lean the mixture more carefully, or just get out and push  ;D