Conversation started Apr 4, 2014 at 19:01.
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
Apr 4, 2014 19:01
@NathanG he should have lock his elevators in the down position instead of the up position
voretaq7
voretaq7
Apr 4, 2014 19:13
@ratchetfreak "at least he locked them"
there's a few aircraft on the ramp by me that don't have control locks -- you can hear the controls bang against the stops in a good breeze
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
a good piece of rope can do a decent job of locking
NathanG
NathanG
@ratchetfreak Indeed. My understanding is that some older aircraft (Pipers & Mooneys, at least) weren't shipped with gust locks, so pilots use the seatbelt as a gustlock - which holds the yoke full back.
The airplane in that video looks relatively new, though I don't recognize the model.
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
or a stick between the seat and yoke
Glen The Udderboat
Glen The Udderboat
How does one lock the elevators? Is there a click?
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
like the wheellock in ground cars?
voretaq7
voretaq7
Apr 4, 2014 19:18
@GlenTheUdderboat With a really pathetic looking red nylon strap :)
casey
casey
@voretaq7 I dont think so, a real one should just say **
voretaq7
voretaq7
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ratchet freak
ratchet freak
no models with integrated control locks?
Manfred
Manfred
did you guys vote to reopen the 777 autopilot question?
voretaq7
voretaq7
Cessnas use a pin that goes through the yoke (and a block on the panel) to do the same thing :)
Glen The Udderboat
Glen The Udderboat
Apr 4, 2014 19:18
@voretaq7 Ah.
casey
casey
I'll see if I can find a pic of the EMB-145 gust lock
voretaq7
voretaq7
@ratchetfreak none I'm aware of. I know some Vans aircraft they make external gust locks for
NathanG
NathanG
@ratchetfreak I imagine you'd want something with removable so there's no chance it accidentally engages in flight.
voretaq7
voretaq7
and you can get a rudder lock for Cessnas IIRC (not necessary on Pipers because the rudder is mechanically linked to the nosewheel)
casey
casey
its on the thrust level assembly and also restricts one thrust level movement
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
Apr 4, 2014 19:20
@NathanG makes sense
voretaq7
voretaq7
@casey so you can't take off with the gust lock installed? :-) (How you'd get through the control surface checks with the lock installed being the better question...)
 
Conversation ended Apr 4, 2014 at 19:20.