#4145947 - 07/13/15 01:35 PM
It wasn't me ... killed by system failure!
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Wayfarer
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Well I just lost my first 'real' WOFF campaign pilot (as opposed to the series of 'test' pilots that endured about 14 months of upgrades and tweaking)to a 'systems failure'. I was blithely returning from a reconnaissance mission when my engine set on fire - I wasn't doing anything wrong, honest! I don't usually display text but, for some reason, it was on and told me I had a 'systems failure'. I tried diving, in a forlorn hope of putting out the flames, but both my BE and my pilot health plummeted to no avail. I had a naive hope of gliding into a landing before my pilot burned to death completely, but loss of lift generating surfaces got me at about 100' and I crashed (I know this because the word 'crash' quietly appeared at the top of the screen - above the pile of charred wreckage - to my wry amusement). I am sure this is nothing new to most of you who have been campaigning since WOFF day 1, but it took me some while to get going, so I haven't had a fatal failure before. Part of me is, of course, screaming 'no fair' but the rest of me is deeply impressed with the increased fragility of my pilot's lives and I think I will keep the box ticked ... as long is it doesn't happen too frequently. I imagine it could be pretty annoying if it happens to a successful fighter pilot that's almost gained a record number of victories, and makes me wonder how many people actually fly with 'Random Craft Failures' on?
Last edited by Wayfarer; 07/13/15 01:38 PM.
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#4145983 - 07/13/15 02:23 PM
Re: It wasn't me ... killed by system failure!
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Robert_Wiggins
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I too have random craft failures on in my DiD campaign with over 200 missions completed and I have had quite a few engine faiures, but no fires. I generally shut down the engine as soon as I detect the familiar sounds. Of course if I am far behind enemy lines I will nurse it until I can get to my own lines. I hope those engine fires stay away!!
Last edited by Robert_Wiggins; 07/13/15 02:23 PM.
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#4146012 - 07/13/15 03:41 PM
Re: It wasn't me ... killed by system failure!
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MudWasp
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As soon as I see or hear any system failure, I turn off the engine and look for a place to put down. Even behind enemy lines if necessary (I somehow feel I'll escape in a few days...) After seeing an AI plane go up from okay to flaming, falling torch in a matter of 15 seconds, it's the only way to be sure. I've cut the fuel by leaning out the mixture and shut off the mags too. Still had an engine fire. As far as I know, there is no command to shut off fuel valves.
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#4146074 - 07/13/15 06:35 PM
Re: It wasn't me ... killed by system failure!
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Kuroken
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As soon as I see or hear any system failure, I turn off the engine and look for a place to put down. Even behind enemy lines if necessary (I somehow feel I'll escape in a few days...) After seeing an AI plane go up from okay to flaming, falling torch in a matter of 15 seconds, it's the only way to be sure. I've cut the fuel by leaning out the mixture and shut off the mags too. Still had an engine fire. As far as I know, there is no command to shut off fuel valves. Well that certainly brightens my day.
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#4146125 - 07/13/15 09:05 PM
Re: It wasn't me ... killed by system failure!
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Combs
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I had this happen to my DiD Centenary Challenge campaign pilot last week-I haven't had a chance to write it up yet, but I will get it posted later tonight. (See Sgt. Smythe's 10 July logbook entry which is posted). Long story short, I had a "system failure" and immediately shut down my engine and set down at a friendly airfield. As I was touching down, I got a "empty fuel tank" alert, so the failure must have been a broken fuel line. I rolled to a stop, and ended the mission, but got a notice that the aircraft was destroyed. I'm assuming the aircraft caught on fire? I never got a fire alert or saw any flames, and myself and the observer were unharmed, but the only thing I can think of is the aircraft burned up after I landed.
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#4146127 - 07/13/15 09:08 PM
Re: It wasn't me ... killed by system failure!
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Combs
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I used CNTRL+ Shift+F6 to cut off fuel. Seemed to work in my case I've cut the fuel by leaning out the mixture and shut off the mags too. Still had an engine fire. As far as I know, there is no command to shut off fuel valves.
Last edited by Combs; 07/13/15 09:10 PM.
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#4146425 - 07/14/15 03:23 PM
Re: It wasn't me ... killed by system failure!
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MudWasp
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I used CNTRL+ Shift+F6 to cut off fuel. Seemed to work in my case I've cut the fuel by leaning out the mixture and shut off the mags too. Still had an engine fire. As far as I know, there is no command to shut off fuel valves.
I'll give that a try. That leans the fuel mixture down to 0, which I was already doing
Last edited by MudWasp; 07/14/15 03:47 PM.
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