The "official" Aircraft Operations Checklist is linked below. My intention is to provide a companion to the COD Manual that came with the sim. In my opinion, that manual did not include near enough information on the various types of aircraft and how to operate them effectively. I also found the information on ammunition and the various bombs and fuses to be a little on the weak side. These checklists are my attempt to remedy some of that.

The checklists and other included data are based on historical documents and manuals, and therefore may not be optimized for in game use. However, they are better than pure trial and error. Please give them a try.

My plan is to provide updates whenever significant new material is added to the sim. This includes new plane types, additional weapons or ammo, or significant changes to FM or in game operating procedures. I encourage you to provide criticism and to identify any error you find. I will collect all comments and will make appropriate changes as I post new updates. I have the MS Excel file that the checklists were published from but I'm not posting it at this time. If you wish to have the Excel file, please PM me or comment in thread. If there is interest, I will post the file later.

Please feel free to post on other websites or forums. There is some copyrighted material in the file, so please, do not attempt to sale or use for any financial gain. Thanks and I hope you enjoy the checklist.

COD 2GvSAP Aircraft Operations Checklist

Oh, if you appreciate the checklist and see me flying online, show some love and don't shoot me down.

edit: to fix my spellign

***************************** UPDATE 7 OCT 2011 ********************************


Here is an updated Aircraft Operations Checklist. I have tried to incorporate the suggestions and corrections I have received from this and other forums. I am posting the pdf and the excel file this time around.

Changes from last posting include:
- Dividing the document into sections by Air Force
- Included ICAO Standards for temperature and atmospheric pressure
- Added information on propellers and mixture in Cliffs of Dover
- Added information on the Luftwaffe Weapons Control Boxes
- Combined Hurricane and Spitfire 87 and 100 Octane settings into a single page
- Added pages on the Tiger Moth, Bf 109E-4, and He 111 (H and P variants)

Unfortunately, I have not added the detailed procedures for the Luftwaffe types (excepting the 109 variants). My excuses are trouble translating the source documents, much more complex procedures for the larger types, fidelity of modeled systems in relation to historic procedures, and looking toward the future.

In my work to date, the model differs most from the historical in terms of the Zünderschaltkasten, Abwurfschaltkasten, and the Luftwaffe fuse operation. I have tried to show how these items work "in game" but I'm not really satisfied with it. My work with the ZSK and ASK demonstrates the problems I was having with the more complex procedures of the larger types. I wanted to provide the limits, conditions and procedures for the aircraft based on historical documents, not get involved in assessing the accuracy of the modeled systems or performance to reality or writing the "best" procedures for Cliffs of Dover gameplay. There are many excellent videos demonstrating aircraft start up and other "how to" videos will continue to be produced.

I will continue to update this document based on suggestions or corrections. I will also try to provide "blue" pages for every type made flyable in Cliffs of Dover and its follow on. So please keep the comments coming.

Aircraft Operations Checklist

The pdf and MS Excel file at posted at Airwarfare: Storm of War: Updated Aircraft Operations Checklists

Now that right there is *hugely* useful. Thank you very much for your efforts.

edit: And I should add: very well written and organized, entertaining to read even.

Thanks very much!

Amazing stuff.

Thanks a LOT

Bando

These are great - and I'd like to thank Flea for so much effort (plus apologize again for not helping as much as I wanted).

I think the only thing new pilots may lack is what to do with the mixture and (very important on Complex Engine Management settings) the prop pitch per aircraft.

CoD seems very sensitive to over-revs so far, so a table describing prop pitch (where available) per aircraft per flight 'stage' might be helpful? Anyone up for that?

It might just be me and my bad engine management though

Wow. Well done & thank you. This will definately come in very handy.

Excellent stuff Flea! Thanks so much for compiling and sharing this with us all mate!! S!

Very glad to see this 'stuck' somewhere!
Great info, thanks

I'd like to say thank you also .....

I have finally posted an updated version of the checklist at the original post. Please provide comments and suggestions so the next revision will be worth the electrons it's written with.