There is a simple way to modify an existing mission to start parked with engines off.
Start the game
Select Single Player -> Quick Mission -> Cross Country (by default the fifth mission down the list)
Click Save As and give it a new name (I just added a z in front of the name proposed by default - in my case the default name was 005 - Cross-Country, so I gave it the name z005 - Cross-Country, but you can do whatever you like as long as you can easily find it. With z I know to look at the bottom of the alphabetical list...)
Exit the game
Now you created a copy of the mission, so any modification will not affect the initial mission. Let us locate the new files that were created. There should be in the folder: \Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\mission\quick (note "mission", not "missions").
There you should have a series of files starting with (in my example) z005 - Cross-Country... The one you want is the mission file, which is "z005 - Cross-Country.mis".
Open it with Notepad or your favorite text editor.
Find the following text block (assuming you did not change the default aircraft BlenheimMkIV, otherwise the type of your selected default aircraft will appear instead of BlenheimMkIV in this text):
[BoB_RAF_B_105Sqn.21]
Flight0 D
Class Aircraft.BlenheimMkIV
Formation VIC
CallSign 30
Fuel 100
Weapons 1
Skill 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aging 66
Briefing 2
Serial0 V6028
and add "SetOnPark 1" after the line "Weapons 1". Your block should now read:
[BoB_RAF_B_105Sqn.21]
Flight0 D
Class Aircraft.BlenheimMkIV
Formation VIC
CallSign 30
Fuel 100
Weapons 1
SetOnPark 1
Skill 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aging 66
Briefing 2
Serial0 V6028
That's it, you're done.
Save the file
Restart the game
Select Single Player -> Quick Mission -> z005 - Cross Country (should be the last mission on the list).
You are now parked at Upavon airfield with your engines turned off.
Once this mod is done, you can select any type of aircraft at the start of the mission.
Bravo, you just modified a mission file to suit your needs
Why not test it with a Tiger Moth and try the below short startup manual to help you?
DH82 Tiger Moth - Short Manual.pdf
And when you feel comfortable, come and meet us on Multi Player
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