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This manual is based on and written in
the same style of the original document issued
to wartime pilots of the C-47. As the DC-3 was
the original design, the C-47 being the military
designation, a great deal of the content applies
to both aircraft.
KNOW THE DC- 3
Your training covers normal flight
procedures plus emergency procedures to get
you safely through the tight spots that come to
most pilots at one time or another.
The DC-3 has no bugs. It has been
around a long time doing a magnificent job. The
only troubles you will have are those you bring
on yourself. Know your aircraft.
When you check it before flight, know
enough about it to spot trouble. Maintenance
personnel are human too - they make mistakes.
Your job is to check their work before you fly.
Know your procedures. Confusion in the
cockpit causes far too many accidents. Practice
emergency procedures until they are as familiar
as normal operational procedures.
This simulation has ben developed with
realism in mind. Therefore, just like the real
thing it is VITAL that you read this instruction
manual thoroughly to understand the correct
procedures for
starting and running the engines, the
various systems such as hydraulics and electrical and
general flying properties of your aircraft.
Autostart and Auto shutdown.
Due to how the simulator implements
Auto-start and Auto-shutdown, there are a few
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minor glitches that will happen if you decide to
use an auto start/shutdown method and then
decide to manually start/shutdown later.
The 2 options are to reset/reload the
flight after an auto start/shutdown or read the
following guide.
Auto Start :
If you start the engines using autostart
(Cntrl/E) the following items will need to then
be set manually if you later want to start/stop
the engines manually.
1. Magneto switches should be set to Both.
2. Mixture levers set to auto-rich
3. Fuel tank levers will be using ALL if you use
Ctrl+E. Set to any tank that actually has fuel.
Auto shutdown :
If you have started the engines manually
but use auto shutdown (usually Cntrl/Shift/F1)
you will need to reset the following items:
1. The magneto switches. They will indicate on
but they aren't actually on. Either set to off or to
the position ready for a manual start.
2. The mixture levers. They will be locked in the
position that you had left them in . They will ac-
tually be off. Either set to off or to the position
ready for a manual start.
3. Fuel tank selectors. They will be indicating
the position that you had left them in. They will
actually be off. Either set to off or the position
ready for a manual start.
IM P O R TAN T !
If starting manually remember that
the Energise and Mesh switches return to
their OFF position AUTOMATICALLY
once and engine has started.
GE N E R AL L AY O U T AN D FE AT U R ES O F T H E DC - 3 /C -4 7
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