A longtime DCS Spitfire LF IXc I just purchased the FlyingIron version and am really enjoying it. Especially around Duxford
Compared to the DCS Spit IX, a few differences that Iāve noticed in the FI version. Not saying that one is better than the other, since I havenāt flown a Spitfire IRL (yet ), but these are just differences after about 2 hours in the FI Spit. I am really enjoy flying both.
More aileron input needed on takeoff, but less rudder.
Roll input is greater to achieve the same rate. FI version is more stable. Pitch response is similar.
Differential braking initiated with each foot pedal instead of the lever/kick need on the DCS version.
Aircraft (perhaps prop modeling) has more drag requiring more power needed during landings.
Compared to the FI Spit, the DCS version really wants to float on landing. I find myself hitting the flap switch at wheel touchdown as Iāve watched real Spitfire pilots do in videos to minimize hop in DCS.
Radiator temperature needs more management in FI version, oil cooling needs more management in DCS version.
Both have great sounds, with a slight edge to FI. Iāve just picked up the E19 sound pack for DCS Spit IX and it is excellent.
Small thing dept, I wish that the FI version had On/Off placards for radiator, pitot, and fuel pump switches. Even though Iāve somewhat committed these to memory, when things are going south, itās good to be positive about your switch functions.
Start procedure slightly different. FI sets mixture full (Auto) before start, DCS sets to off, then Auto once Merlin lights.
I do think the normal wing one lacks some roll rate, honestly - tried to do a couple of BBMF airshow routines & couldnāt get it to roll fast enough even with watching my speed & judicious rudder input - to be fair sometimes I struggle with getting good roll rates out of the DCS one also.I found where the prop braking is done & cut the effect in half, and now it feels a bit more likely ( and incidentally matches the DCS one more or less ) - out of the box you can put it in idle, full fine pitch & come down at 9000ft/min without gaining speed(!).
Not being able to start in cutoff is a MSFS problem - youāll run into that in every aircraft that doesnāt use completely custom code.
Other than those and the standard problem in MSFS of being banged around by the turbulence like it weighs nothing itās one of the best experiences.in this sim. As a proper student you of course need the complimentary Tiger Moth
Now how to persuade them they want to do a fire-breathing XIVā¦
I have realistic engine stresses enabled in the tablet, but even when abusing the engine I havenāt ever had a failure, and Ts&Ps are well within limits. The radio panel āDā - Off is default to damage enabled, if I read the manual correctly?
You said āauto startā. I said start from C&D and going through the checklist.
Ctrl-e does work, but manually starting the aircraft from C&D does not work for me. If I use ctrl-e and shutdown the engine, I can restart it manually. There must be something that ctrl-e is turning on that is not being manually turned on when doing it all by hand. I even tried both the electric fuel pump and the wobble pump to obtain pressure (both are able to obtain pressure) and neither made a difference in terms of getting it to start.
For me, there literally only a couple of things to make this aircraft pretty perfect, I would appreciate the propeller being animated from the side. It can seem to ādisappearā if you look at it directly from the side. Iād also love to have the earlier rounded rudder model as an option, particularly because a number of the default aircraft depicted are from the earlier rudder shape.
The engine torque is too strong and the right rudder needs to be used heavily when traveling on the ground.
Just before takeoff, the plane tilts to the left significantly.
The engine is inefficient and takes a long time to climb.
The left roll is too strong during climb thrust.
Too much engine torque makes right aileron roll impossible.
It is difficult to comment without knowing your hardware setup. Also you do not specify the direction and strength of the wind you use which are of not unsignificant importance in the takeoff. A tail wind for instance is a no-no and a crosswind needs appropiate trim settings and reactions during the roll.
Do you set the rudder trim properly to complement the rudder pedals play ?
The left wing tilt is normal, you need right aileron after some speed has been acquired as the enormous torque twists the fuselage.
As a rule when I botch a takeoff, it is that I didnāt do my Ā« homework Ā» properly.
One thing to always remember with warbirds. They do their best try to kill you if you donāt behave
), but these are just differences after about 2 hours in the FI Spit. I am really enjoy flying both.
