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Originally Posted by jsfBoat
(Post 857166)
I'm helping a friend (because I have the tools) to build a 747 throttle quadrant for his flight sim. He wanted me to ask if anyone that would be willing, that is a whale driver, (preferably on a -400) to make a tracing of the engine levers with some sort of a scale on it to make our version as accurate as possible. I know, and odd question, but he enjoys flight sim and the whale, figure I'd help him with my down time. Appreciate any help.
Yeah, thats right, a friend is building it... Yeah!:cool: |
Originally Posted by bcrosier
(Post 859553)
Rather touchy aren't we?
Throttles, thrust levers, power levers, scrumdidlyumptious....who cares? Push it forward to go faster. -mini |
Originally Posted by crj700
(Post 857472)
FYI, they are called thrust levers not throttles.
Hey mini, my instructor always taught me that throttle adjustment makes us go up or down, not faster. (flame shields up) -- <sarcasm tag here> |
Originally Posted by shdw
(Post 859907)
By definition, throttle means to adjust fuel flow to an engine.(flame shields up) -- <sarcasm tag here>
Although the name of the go levers is not very important in the big picture of aviation, it is more professional if you know the correct names for things on the aircraft. If as passenger points to something asks what is that, coming back with “the steering stick” or “the flashy thing” is not want they want to hear. |
Originally Posted by shdw
(Post 859907)
Hey mini, my instructor always taught me that throttle adjustment makes us go up or down, not faster. (flame shields up) -- <sarcasm tag here>
Push the power/throttles/thrust levers/magical engine thingys forward to go up. Push the nose down to go fast...until the sudden stop. -mini |
Originally Posted by 2StgTurbine
(Post 859916)
If as passenger points to something asks what is that, coming back with “the steering stick” or “the flashy thing” is not want they want to hear.
No. They'll really be sweating from the 4th Quarter Pounder they had today on the way from their seat at the gate to their seats in row 18. -mini |
Originally Posted by minitour
(Post 859688)
I was thinking that of you, actually.
Throttles, thrust levers, power levers, scrumdidlyumptious....who cares? Push it forward to go faster. -mini "Auto-scrumdidlyumptious on" will not elicit the desired response from the Pilot Monitoring, and anything other than the manufacturer's or company's term for the 'go-fast-sticks' (or any other installed equipment) will bring heat from the check airman. They like standardization. Now, my company just can't decide: they're referred to as Thrust Levers and Throttles in different parts of the manual, so either term is acceptable. Other places I've worked have been a bit more anal about the terminology. |
Disregard.
-mini |
Progress update?
What's the latest on the "hand held gas pedels"?
fbh P.S. I'm with you, mini.:) |
Here's what happened to the last guy that called them throttles instead of thrust levers::D
Video: No, the Little One Pulls the Big One |
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