Right engine not starting

[samuel150892]

I have this problem sometimes when I go to start the right engine it will just not start. I have started the blackshark many times and only sometimes i get this problem. Firstly, i make sure all the fuel, engine governers are one ect I then start APU, then i start left engine, at around 1800RPM i turn on the red fuel shutoffs. I repeat the start for the right engine, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. Oh and BTW. I was flying online today and had a hyrdoulic failure and the gear would not come down. So i flicked the switch for the backup hydroulics next to the gear leaver but it wouldnt work. Thought that would work? Any help appreciated.

[AlphaOneSix]

First, it's 18%, not 1800 RPM.

 

I suspect the problem may be that you are not waiting long enough to start the second engine. At an absolute minimum, you must wait until the starter light on the start panel goes out before switching to the second engine, that's a sure way to fail at starting the second engine. If that is not the problem, then I'd need to see a track file to see what's happening.

 

With regards to the emergency gear lowering, you still need to operate the gear lever after switching to emergency hydraulics...maybe that's what you forgot? If I remember correctly you put the switch into emergency, then you operate the gear lever normally. Of course, if BOTH hydraulic systems have failed, you will still not be able to lower the gear, but you also won't be able to fly, so I don't think that was the problem.

[hitman]

To give a little bit of clarification on A16's post, engine 2 is started with compressor bleed air off of engine 1 if not started with a ground APU. If its not up to speed, it wont have enough power to produce enough pressure into the turbine to accelerate it to self sustaining rpm. I could be wrong, but thats the general principle of how turbines are started.

[samuel150892]

I wait till the light extinguishes then I start the second engine. The APU is on untill untill all engines are started and at 100% then i switch it off. With the gear lowing here are some screenshots below. Below shows the alternate hydoulics for the gear. I did numerouse times moving the gear up and down but still did not work. The EKRAN just said it was hydroulic failure. http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4146/screenshot004z.jpg I also switched the main hyrdoulics from main to general then tried the steps in the above screenshot. Also you can see I had to fly with no autopilot help. http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/9404/screenshot002bjs.jpg I think its easy to tell this bird was flyable. Somewhat lol. http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/4853/screenshot003v.jpg http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot005tla.jpg Ill see about trying to produce a track for the engine though.