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=== Minimal Start-Up === | === Minimal Start-Up === | ||
[[File:MiG-21bis right switch panel.png|thumb|The large switch panel on the right cockpit wall includes switches for weapons as well as for other systems like the radar altimeter and the auxiliary hydraulics]] | |||
If using the automatic startup using the drop-down menu <code>MiG-21 -> Autostart/Shutdown</code>, then you still should do a couple things: | If using the automatic startup using the drop-down menu <code>MiG-21 -> Autostart/Shutdown</code>, then you still should do a couple things: | ||
* Set the needle of the fuel gauge manually to the correct level depending on the loaded fuel. The fuel gauge does not automatically set to the level in the tank, you need to set the initial level. In drop-down menu <code>Equipment -> Fuel and Payload Settings</code> you can read the value - maybe after having added an external drop-tank and having manually clicked into the "Ventral Drop Tank" slider to get it filled. Please observe that the total displayed will be in gallons, however the MiG uses litres (i.e. you need to multiply by a factor of ca. 3.8). | * Set the needle of the fuel gauge manually to the correct level depending on the loaded fuel. The fuel gauge does not automatically set to the level in the tank, you need to set the initial level. In drop-down menu <code>Equipment -> Fuel and Payload Settings</code> you can read the value - maybe after having added an external drop-tank and having manually clicked into the "Ventral Drop Tank" slider to get it filled. Please observe that the total displayed will be in gallons, however the MiG uses litres (i.e. you need to multiply by a factor of ca. 3.8). | ||