Thank you! Problem resolved! So far so good, love it. Will have to try some of your other products.

Thanks again,
-Wes

Hi Snake323CO.

For starting the engines, try this:

1. Turn all the fuel knobs so that all the fuel tanks are feeding ALL the engines.
2. Then pull the throttle levers all the way back (as if you were putting it into full reverse thrust).
3. Flip the first set of start switches, then press F1 and then tap F3 a couple of times just to advance the throttles a bit. The engines should start.
4. Flip the next set of start switches, but don't touch the throttle this time. The engines should start.
5. Repeat step 4 for the remaining two sets of engines.

All engines should be running now. That works for me.

Mark

When you get the B-52 loaded, press SHIFT+F1 followed by SHIFT+F4, THEN use the method described in my previous reply.
Every now and then, when I can't get the engines started on add-on (payware) aircraft, this can sometimes be the solution.

Mark

Hmmm. This one is a real puzzler.

1. Have you started FSX using one of the B-52 flights found in <Documents>\Flight Simulator X files\? Â-52 Cleared for takeoff (KNKX) and Â-52 Cold-n-Dark (KNKX)? Make sure to double click on the one the  FSSAVE file and not the FLT or WX. This will load FSX straight into the flight, bypassing FSX Opening Screen.

2. What is the Free Flight default flight? Including the aircraft and aircraft system settings details.

Â-52 is a fault that will be fixed in the next update!

Mark

Recently I saw a vid on YouTube that showed some B-52's being refueled by some KC-135's. I believe the vid was uploaded by Capt sim. Is there an add-on KC-135 available for B-52 Driver? I've searched all over and haven't seen any mention of it. It'd sure make a great add-on.

very frustrating both me and my dad wanted to be pilot and copilot we have all the switches the batteries turned on fuel on engines on throttle set to every thing we can think of reverse full zero 1% nothing will start engines they just sit there. he has bad eyes too and some of the buttons and dials not having tooltips was not good decision

we installed this on hit FSX on his laptop got same exacpt problem there we cant get the plane engines to start

can someone who actually HAD this problem and then got it to fix please reply with what you did? others here who do not have this problem cant fix it or they they say "works fine for me" cause none of the solutions here work or make sense. we copied the steps in the engine start youtube videos and nothing

nothing happens until we hit CTRL SHIFT F4 that will do something but all it does is make us go full throttle and I have to sit there holding down the 3 buttons on the keyboard cause if I let go they die

he is upset we bought this and its not fun like our other planes that work

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I don't understand what you aredoing with the generators or why you don't push F1 to make all the throttles go to 0 instead of going reverse then dragging each one up. I do the exact same thing I see you are doing and the engines to not start I hear them on but with no power until I push CTRL SHIFT F4 and you have no sound and I don't see you move at all just like me the power sits at zero even if I have full throttle on and does not move until I push CTRL SHIFT F4

gar wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2013 at 5:54am:

When starting the engines, here is what I do:

1. Turn the Master Battery Switch ON
2. Press E, release it, then press 1 (NOT Numpad 1) - so that you are only in control of Engines 1 & 2
3. Turn on Engine Start for Engines 1&2. As they spool up (before they reach 20%), press F2 AND HOLD IT until the levers are all the way back (it is NOT reverse thrust), then F1 to return it to 0%, then F3 to advance it slightly. Engines 1 & 2 should start.
4.  Press E, release it, the press 2 - so that you are only in control of Engines 3 & 4
5. Turn on Engine Start for Engines 3 & 4. As they spool up (before they reach 20%), press F2 AND HOLD IT until the levers are all the way back, then F1 to return it to 0%, then F3 to advance it slightly. Engines 3 & 4 should start.
6.  Press E, release it, the press 3 - so that you are only in control of Engines 5 & 6
7. Turn on Engine Start for Engines 5 & 6. As they spool up (before they reach 20%), press F2 AND HOLD IT until the levers are all the way back, then F1 to return it to 0%, then F3 to advance it slightly. Engines 5 & 6 should start.
8.  Press E, release it, the press 4 - so that you are only in control of Engines 7 & 8
9. Turn on Engine Start for Engines 7 & 8. As they spool up (before they reach 20%), press F2 AND HOLD IT until the levers are all the way back, then F1 to return it to 0%, then F3 to advance it slightly. Engines 7 & 8 should start.
10. Press E, release it, then press 5. This allows you to control of ALL your engines.
11. Turn on all the Engine Generators.

Follow that, and the engines should start.

This is not doing it using a checklist, this is just a simple way of starting the engines in the B-52. It works every time for me.

NOTE: The CS B-52 does not have reverse thrust - so IF you pull the throttle levers all the way back when you land, you will shut all the engines down!Don't worry, you won't be the first to do it. I know I diud it the first few times I flew the B-52