10.02.2009, 03:52
Mixture is pretty easy... I guess 
Basically, the lower you are, the thicker the mixture needs to be. On take off, use 120% if possible, up to roughly 600 meters, then 100% up to approximately 3000m where you'll need to switch to 80%. why, I do not know (something to do with oxygen maybe ?), but what I do know is that not doing this will not give you your engine's best performance. You'll notice instantly when your mixture is too thick for your altitude, as two thin trails of smoke will start pouring out of your exhausts and adjusting mixture will give you a nice boost.
Now PITCH. I don't think I've understood all there is to understand about this one either, but here are a few things I've learnt and use :
Pitch control in the game really acts as a RPM regulator, or if you will, kind of like gears in your car. 100% PP being the leaner setting, or maximum RPM, 0% being the coarsest angle and lower RPM. It can prevent your engine from overreving and give you the best thrust for a given throttle setting.
If you deactivate auto prop pitch in a 109, your engine will burn out and die in a few seconds 9/10 times.
Reducing your prop pitch can help you get a few extra MPH in a dive. When climbing, you do however need leaner pitch (more RPM) to push yourself up, as you do in a combat situation. More RPM gives you better response.
On landing, I use 100% prop pitch to slow down, and it also allows me to abort the landing at any time if I have to. At, say, 50% prop pitch, it would take the engine longer to catch on and avoid any obstacle.
You also need to be aware of two things about prop pitch :
-It has a direct effect on torque. You'll most likely have to re-trim your plane after you change pitch settings.
-100% pitch in a dive can have nasty effects on some airplanes, due to the windmilling effect : the relative wind induced by your speed can spin your propeller just like a windmill in some high-speed dives, causing your engine to overheat and burn out.
I think the rule of thumb for prop pitch in allied planes is that of the '+10'. For 80% throttle, use 90% pitch, for 70% throttle use 80% etc...
And that's all I have to say about that... Guess why I just love German planes
Hope this helps a bit. Really hoping someone with actual knowledge of how these settings work will come in here and kick me in the nuts for my noobness, as I need some help with this too really...
Cheers
Nico
Basically, the lower you are, the thicker the mixture needs to be. On take off, use 120% if possible, up to roughly 600 meters, then 100% up to approximately 3000m where you'll need to switch to 80%. why, I do not know (something to do with oxygen maybe ?), but what I do know is that not doing this will not give you your engine's best performance. You'll notice instantly when your mixture is too thick for your altitude, as two thin trails of smoke will start pouring out of your exhausts and adjusting mixture will give you a nice boost.Now PITCH. I don't think I've understood all there is to understand about this one either, but here are a few things I've learnt and use :
Pitch control in the game really acts as a RPM regulator, or if you will, kind of like gears in your car. 100% PP being the leaner setting, or maximum RPM, 0% being the coarsest angle and lower RPM. It can prevent your engine from overreving and give you the best thrust for a given throttle setting.
If you deactivate auto prop pitch in a 109, your engine will burn out and die in a few seconds 9/10 times.
Reducing your prop pitch can help you get a few extra MPH in a dive. When climbing, you do however need leaner pitch (more RPM) to push yourself up, as you do in a combat situation. More RPM gives you better response.
On landing, I use 100% prop pitch to slow down, and it also allows me to abort the landing at any time if I have to. At, say, 50% prop pitch, it would take the engine longer to catch on and avoid any obstacle.
You also need to be aware of two things about prop pitch :
-It has a direct effect on torque. You'll most likely have to re-trim your plane after you change pitch settings.
-100% pitch in a dive can have nasty effects on some airplanes, due to the windmilling effect : the relative wind induced by your speed can spin your propeller just like a windmill in some high-speed dives, causing your engine to overheat and burn out.
I think the rule of thumb for prop pitch in allied planes is that of the '+10'. For 80% throttle, use 90% pitch, for 70% throttle use 80% etc...
And that's all I have to say about that... Guess why I just love German planes
Hope this helps a bit. Really hoping someone with actual knowledge of how these settings work will come in here and kick me in the nuts for my noobness, as I need some help with this too really...
Cheers
Nico