TJTAS Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 OK I'm confused by this item. There are 2 positions 3 o'clock and 6 o'clock. What positions should these be in for:- Taxi Take off Landing TIA
Oesau Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 It's actually the nose gear lock, rather than the break as it locks the nose gear into position which stops it from moving left to right. I read it as 9 (what you call 3) or 6 o'clock - regardless of that here it is: Taxi - 6 Take off - 3/9 Landing - 3/9
TJTAS Posted February 23, 2015 Author Posted February 23, 2015 Doh... just a brain fart on my behalf... Thank you
effte Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 It's the nose gear brake allright... off (vertical) for taxi, for obvious reasons. It's in the manual. ----- Introduction to UTM/MGRS - Trying to get your head around what trim is, how it works and how to use it? - DCS helos vs the real world.
TJTAS Posted February 23, 2015 Author Posted February 23, 2015 It's the nose gear brake allright... off (vertical) for taxi, for obvious reasons. It's in the manual. Well I searched the manual before I asked. Apart from the label in the cockpit instruments Section which simply says "Nosegear brake lever" it is not mentioned. Thanks for the helpful responses from other people though.
effte Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the helpful responses from other people though. You're welcome for the first answer you got which didn't provide straight out incorrect information, but gave you the exact information you requested. For laughs, I tried something: Scroll to the page depicting the lever concerned, giving the designation. Then find the other places where it is mentioned. Using this method, it takes all of 20 seconds to find the following: turn on the nose gear brake (use CU97 lever and place it in horizontal position) disengage the nose gear brake using CU97 lever (place it in vertical position) The RTFM comment was mainly directed at the poster claiming the lever locks the wheel straight, but your preferences in replies are duly noted and I will not bother you by providing the true facts again. Edited February 23, 2015 by effte ----- Introduction to UTM/MGRS - Trying to get your head around what trim is, how it works and how to use it? - DCS helos vs the real world.
Art-J Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Operation of lever is also neatly explained in taxiing tutorial mission If I recall correctly... i7 9700K @ stock speed, single GTX1070, 32 gigs of RAM, TH Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win10.
TJTAS Posted February 23, 2015 Author Posted February 23, 2015 You're welcome for the first answer you got which didn't provide straight out incorrect information, but gave you the exact information you requested. For laughs, I tried something: Scroll to the page depicting the lever concerned, giving the designation. Then find the other places where it is mentioned. Using this method, it takes all of 20 seconds to find the following: The RTFM comment was mainly directed at the poster claiming the lever locks the wheel straight, but your preferences in replies are duly noted and I will not bother you by providing the true facts again. Well I apologize then. I don't know whether the manual I have is a different version though because there is no section dealing with this lever in the one I have. The only mention of it in the entire thing is the Key to the forward panel where it is item 97. I have not only manually searched but also used the find in document neither of which yielded any further results. I have done the tutorial but it didn't mention setting the lever back to the 9 o'clock position for take off and landing. This was the gist of my question.
effte Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 I don't know whether the manual I have is a different version though because there is no section dealing with this lever in the one I have. I can't seem to find a version number in the manual, but the one I was looking in has 183 pages, file size 24093 kB and file date 2014-10-13. I don't think I've been messing with it manually, so it should be the one put there by the installer/updater. Cheers, /Fred ----- Introduction to UTM/MGRS - Trying to get your head around what trim is, how it works and how to use it? - DCS helos vs the real world.
PiedDroit Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 There is no dedicated section about it but if you look for "gear brake" you should find it at several places. See paragraph "Hold position and line-up" page 81 and "Landing run" page 87. One thing that is not specifically metionned is what the lever does, hence the confusion of the first person answering. On this aircraft the front wheel is free floating, turning is done through differential braking between the 2 wheels of the main gear. The lever activates the nosegear brake, so you have more braking power (more suitable for takeoff/landing) but the aircraft is harder to maneuver because all 3 wheels are braking and this is preventing it to pivot. When the brake is disabled, there is less braking power but this allows the differential braking to work better since the front wheel is not opposing the turns (more suitable for taxi).
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