I wanted to edit a Cold Start Training mission for the Mi-8, which follows more closely the Procedures of the Flight Manual (TM 1-1520-Mi-17-10 ) of the real aircraft, as I was not satisfied with what's covered on the Mi-8 included missions.

This mission includes two variants, as you will be able to choose to perform or skip the various Check Procedures, to train for a realistic Cold Start, or a simplified but quicker one. Mission set in the Caucasus Map, so that everyone can use it.

Contents:

The Cold Start Procedure includes the following Sections:

8.13 Pre-Start checks.
8.14 APU Starting Procedures.
8.15 Starting Engines.


The mission does not covers the pre-flight Exterior and Interior Inspections.

The approximate mission time is 30 or 60 minutes, depending on if you choose to perform or omit the diverse tests & checks that the real pilot must do.

If you find a bug with the mission, please report it on this Frum thread:

https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/261216-mi-8-realistic-cold-start-procedure/?do=getNewComment

There are also a couple of video walktroughs on that thread, that may give you an idea of how the mission works.

Changelog:
2/Feb/2025 - Fixed issues with seat detection. Sorry for taking so long.