Cal Jordan (CVA371) wrote:
The trick with the feathering it to wait for it to happen, it takes a bit, I was trying to start right after hitting the feathering pump
If you wait 15 seconds or watch the prop feather it works every time.
There is a joke within the Yellowknife Bush Pilot community and the RCAF Vampire's. When it is dead bone cold and the Props dont feather, get out and crank the SOB's till they feather lol. In essence " The trick with the feathering it to wait for it to happen" you quoted is 110% right on the nail head. I know and learned the hard way from #802 CC138. That darn CC-138 has a attitude in feathering and extreme Cold WX to the point you want to take a sludge hammer to it to show who the boss is. Once she feathered and TO'd, man was she smooth and graceful until ya oil temps starting going nuts lol. Oil and Arctic Temps in Dead Winter err and man is it thick and sticky if ya have the privilege to change the oil or drain it. I'd imagine it is the same with the JS4100 considering I've seen a fair share of Q's and ATR's freeze lol. With the PMDG JS4100 I like the fact that the icing effects and dynamics operate according to the WX coming into the sim.