747 Throttle
08-23-2010 | 04:05 AM
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From: EMB 175 Captain
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!
08-23-2010 | 04:43 PM
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By pure definition, since you want to be a wise ass and all, a pilot manipulating the thrust levers is adjusting the engine throttling. By definition, throttle means to adjust fuel flow to an engine. So adjusting your thrust levers is throttling in the purest sense of the definition. Thus, calling it a throttle isn't inaccurate, it is literally correct. 
Hey mini, my instructor always taught me that throttle adjustment makes us go up or down, not faster. (flame shields up) -- <sarcasm tag here>
Hey mini, my instructor always taught me that throttle adjustment makes us go up or down, not faster. (flame shields up) -- <sarcasm tag here>
08-23-2010 | 05:14 PM
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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.
08-23-2010 | 07:10 PM
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Push the power/throttles/thrust levers/magical engine thingys forward to go up. Push the nose down to go fast...until the sudden stop.
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08-23-2010 | 07:12 PM
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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.
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09-12-2010 | 09:19 PM
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"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.
09-14-2010 | 05:45 AM
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From: Didactic Synthetic Aviation Experience Provider
Here's what happened to the last guy that called them throttles instead of thrust levers:
Video: No, the Little One Pulls the Big One
Video: No, the Little One Pulls the Big One
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