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Originally Posted by GrillMaster
(Post 2927961)
Yup that happens for sure. Done it myself and seen others do it.
The four FCU knobs from left to right are in the same order as the airspeed, heading, altitude, and vertical speed on the PFD (or right to left if you prefer to think that way) which is why you don’t need to look at the knob to find to correct one. Works in both seats. |
Originally Posted by ASAPsafetyGUY
(Post 2928101)
lol, that or CRJ guys pushing the A/THR disconnect because they used to be TOGA buttons for them.
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Originally Posted by RemoveB4flght
(Post 2928284)
You may already know this trick but I’ll throw it out there for the new hires.
The four FCU knobs from left to right are in the same order as the airspeed, heading, altitude, and vertical speed on the PFD (or right to left if you prefer to think that way) which is why you don’t need to look at the knob to find to correct one. Works in both seats. |
Originally Posted by RemoveB4flght
(Post 2928284)
You may already know this trick but I’ll throw it out there for the new hires.
The four FCU knobs from left to right are in the same order as the airspeed, heading, altitude, and vertical speed on the PFD (or right to left if you prefer to think that way) which is why you don’t need to look at the knob to find to correct one. Works in both seats. on their PFD it is airspeed, heading, altitude, vertical speed like the rest of the industry but on their non-industry standard FCU it's heading, airspeed/vertical speed, altitude so Embraer guys to tend to grab the wrong knob when things get involved/busy.... that law of primacy thing. But to be fair, I did the same thing when I went from non-Embarer to Embarer - grabbed the wrong knobs on the Embraer. |
Originally Posted by bruhaha
(Post 2928440)
Which is industry standard except for Embraer
on their PFD it is airspeed, heading, altitude, vertical speed like the rest of the industry but on their non-industry standard FCU it's heading, airspeed/vertical speed, altitude so Embraer guys to tend to grab the wrong knob when things get involved/busy.... that law of primacy thing. But to be fair, I did the same thing when I went from non-Embarer to Embarer - grabbed the wrong knobs on the Embraer. |
Originally Posted by RemoveB4flght
(Post 2928284)
You may already know this trick but I’ll throw it out there for the new hires.
The four FCU knobs from left to right are in the same order as the airspeed, heading, altitude, and vertical speed on the PFD (or right to left if you prefer to think that way) which is why you don’t need to look at the knob to find to correct one. Works in both seats. |
Huh I flew the 175 for 3 years and couldn’t tell you what knob was where if my life depended on it.
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If only these knobs had labels on them
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Originally Posted by offmyrocker
(Post 2928625)
I just got out of the plane. FMA is in a different order than the knobs.
Next time you get in the plane, check the order of the FCU (you know, the panel with the knobs in the middle of the eyebrow) and the airspeed, heading, altitude, and v/s on the PFD. I promise you they match up nicely ;) |
It’s also not a mistake that they are all contoured a little bit differently, but that’s a lesson for day two.
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