Hi im from germany so i will write in german and english

Ich hab mir die b52 geholt und will nun starten allerdings funktionieren keines der vielen tutorials,es fließt kein treibstoff egal was ich mache ich habe sp 2 und acceleration also weiß ich nicht was das problem ist

i bought the b 52 and im trying to start but it doesnt works,i have watched many of tutorials but they are not working. i have sp 2 and acceleration and i dont know whats the matter -.-

I feel a lot like Thomas Edison: I know a lot of ways that won't start the engines.  Unlike Edison, I don't know a single way that will start them.

Ctrl-E from the Cold Dark flight does NOT work.

F2 until cutoff, Ctrl-Shift F4, F1, Ctrl-E does NOT work.

F2 to cutoff, F1 at 20%, F3 doesn't work either.

E1,2,3,4 doesn't do anything...

None of the manual methods shown in various videos work although they seem quite logical.

None of the methods suggested in this thread or any linked threads work.  FWIW, one link to a video (early in this thread) is broken.

The closest method is to HOLD Ctrl-Shift F4 until the engines spool up gets them fired but releasing the buttons just shuts them down.  BTW, it would have been helpful to know that HOLDING Ctrl-Shift-F4 was important.

I have reinstalled B52 Driver (over the top of the previous incantation) with no change - Version 1.0, BTW.  I have FX SP2 so I didn't uninstall/reinstall the simulator.

But the reason this B52 is destined to be a hangar queen: even in the  Cleared For Takeoff flight, where one might assume the engines were running, only 2 engines were started and THEY shut down.

Somewhere in this process there is something missing.

I am beginning to think this problem is installation dependent.  The procedure you listed was one I had tried before and it still doesn't work.  Yet, clearly, it works for others.

I was able to start engines 3 & 4 by themselves using Shift-Ctrl-F4 and then F1 but as soon as I tried to start the engines 1 & 2, number 3 & 4 shut down and 1 & 2 didn't start.

Since you mention using F1, F2 & F3, is it safe to assume you are starting all 8 engines at the same time?

Thanks Markoz. I am having all of these symptoms and thinking about reinstalling it. All of my planes now need to be started up. I cannot think of how to automatically start them. For example, when I start FSX and begin to fly, I need to start the engines. It used to be where I could Fly Now and everything would be ready, engines and all. I am going to see if it was an online feature and that would make a very simple solution. If not, it will be more headaches. Thanks for all your help!

Well I've tried just about everything and I can't seem to get this thing running. I've re-installed it 4 times, downloaded the driver, watched both videos on youtube, tried different sequences, and can't seem to get it going.

I can get the engines going if I hold the CTRL+SHIFT+F4 combo down, they will start just fine and spool up just fine as well. I've moved the key to the enter key and held it down. I managed to get her to take off that way, but the stick/controls were locked. The engines died out shortly after take off though and sunk like a rock.

Just curious if this is an issue that just hasn't been addressed? I noticed on the youtube videos the fuel flow meter moves and stays up for them, on mine it's on dead 0 and stays that way until I use the Mixture Full Rich key. Is there a pump switch I'm not hitting or am I doing something wrong? I think it's awesome that we have to go through these procedures like we do in an actual airplane, it makes it  much more realistic. But I do want to fly it and listen to that beautiful whine similar to what you hear on the old C-5's  

Thanks for any advice/help.

-Wes

Markoz wrote on Mar 24^th, 2011 at 4:28am:


The issue will be fixed in the next upgrade.

Markoz wrote on Apr 10^th, 2011 at 9:16am:


Hey Mark,

Thank you for the help, but so far still no luck    I loaded it from the saved games list and tried both the dark and ready for take off. I've uninstalled the B-52 driver several times and reinstalled. I just uninstalled FSX completely, reinstalled it with a fresh install of SP1 and SP2, and then B-52 Driver, still no luck. I can't get the fuel to flow without holding down Ctrl+Shift+F3 or Ctrl+Shift+F4. Once I let go of that combination, the engines die immediately.

Kinda lost here, not sure where to go from here.

-Wes