Chamoeq.

I have gone through the start up sequence several times and it works OK for me.  There is one thing which I should have made a little more clear to you.  When you are ready to start number 3 engine you must click on the number 3 start button and HOLD IT DOWN FOR AT LEAST 6 SECONDS for the engines to start.  If you just ckick on the start button then nothing will happen. You MUST click and HOLD DOWN the button for at least 6 SECONDS.
Try this and see what happens.
John.

Hi Loadman,

I downloaded version 1.1  (demand for an update via the TCE), and guess what, the  wing isolation valves are now by default on the normal position, but again, I can't activate the bleed air valves, has it something to do with hydraulic pressure ?

As far as I experienced already: blurring textures is solved, sound is solved

Regards,

Hugo

The ATM does not need to be online to start the engines period...the ATM only power the Ess AC Bus, which doesn't do anything for you except power some of your guages...if you put the two inverters in the (|,|) position you will have enough power for the ADI's and the Engine instruments...the Tach generator doesn't even need power to run...its taken off the engine itself...so you should still see the start-up.

This is for everyone, the standard postion for the two inverters is (-,|).  Co-Pilots inverter switch set horiztonally which means that the bus draws its power from the ESS AC bus, the AC Inst. Fuel Contr. Bus in the vertical position grabs power off the ESS DC Bus.  But again it really has no bearing over Engine startup...you don't even really need the gauges.

Its a good rule of thumb also to hold the starter button down until you get the indicated RPM rise, or you can simply just listen to the engine startup in the simulator.  You'll hear when the Prop starts turning...you can then release the button.

I haven't even heard of circuit breaker protection in the CS C-130...but if you are looking for any breakers they are locate don the Co-Pilots side, the most forward panel at the very top...if you are trying to describe somethin, give a accurate location please.

Unless the issue has been corrected, the engine generators should be left in the OFF position so you can quickly select RESET then place them on.  Having the Generator Select Switch in the ON position does nothin for you, just shows another light.  It use to be policy the generator be off for engine start-up, atleast in Maintenance.  Now you start the Engines with all Generators on....don't ask me why.....somethin to do with a MOD they were going to add to the aircraft...that was never applied.

Oh yeah, if you want power to the AC Inst Fuel Control Inverter (the right one) in the (-,|) configuration, you need to have the Bus Tie switch - TIED. 

If anyone needs 1-on-1 help with Engine Startup Procedures or anything else, you can get ahold of me at thibodb@alaska.com  I'll get back with you ASAP, just please keep in mind I work during the day and am unable to read that email on a gov't computer.

Hope this post was informitive enough...just trying to dis-spell any rumors of what is actually required to startup the herk in the actual aircraft, and in the sim.

Brian Thibodeaux
T56/T700 Propulsion Journeyman
C-130E/H2 Flt Eng

Loadman and Mendione,  At least.........my C-130 is running  correctly...... !!!!

Loadman, your checklist is very useful to all the c-130 simmers....
and the input from Mendione was the last thing that i need......
excuse my English....
Thank you very much to you and ......

I will Enjoy my starting sequence............

Chamoeq and Hugo.


Pleased that I could help, I hope you have many hours of good flying in the CS C130.


Loadman.

Monkshood.

This sudden starting of the engines is "normal" for this simulated aircraft,  in real life the Alison engines take a lot longer to spool up and reach operating speeds . This fast start up in simulation has been noted by many real life pilots and flight engineers, you will just have to accept that it is part and parcel of the CS C130.
Hope the start sequence worked for you. Like I said before, the sequence works for me even though it would not probably work in real start up situations.  What I have noticed in the 1.1 version is that I no longer need to select each engine generator with the "red light on", I select bleed air to an engine, press the start button for 5 or 6 seconds and the engine starts OK and then I bring the selected engine generator online by selecting reset and then putting the engine generator switch into the 12 o'clock position.  I can also start number 3 engine first without the ATM being switched on, by using the GTC bleed air supply only to number 3 engine, pressing the start button for 5 or 6 seconds and then select number 3 engine generator.(I still have to select the battery switches etc before attempting the start) After number 3 engine is up and running I can then start the ATM and use the ATM generator for whatever purpose I need.I could not do this in the original version.
It seems like different computer systems allow different operations in this simulated aircraft, one guy cannot switch on his bleed air switches in 2D mode but can switch them on in Virtual cockpit mode, other people cannot operate various parts of the auto pilot, yet I have had no problems with any of them and my system is not top end but just a standard run of the mill computer. 

Hope you are enjoying this fine aircraft.

Loadman.

Hi Seehunt.

In the real C130 that would be the case, however in the CS C130 it doesn't seem to make much difference if the condition levers are in the "run" position or the "air" position, the engine still fires up. When I click on the throttle quadrant all the condition levers are in the fully forward "air" position by default so I don't touch them again until shutting down the engines. I am not looking for an exact replication of the C130 start up procedure,I am happy that I can start the engines using an approximation of the procedure and fly this great airplane to the best of my ability. The CS C130 is after all, a simulation of the real thing.
Happy flying.
Loadman.