Parking Brake

[irfanahmed1979]

The parking brake handle/lever introduced in the previous update has to be held down other wise it goes back inside. Is this a bug or it's supposed to work like that?

[irfanahmed1979]

anyone?

[Apache600]

i thought for a moment that, like the brake systems on some aircraft, that the brakes had to be depressed and held down before setting the parking brake .... tested that theory, no luck here.

[AH_Sid]

Was there pressure in the hydraulics system when you tried this?

 

It's working ok for me, pull the handle out, put the brakes on, release the brake, release the parking brake handle, It then remain out until you put the brakes on again which releases it, but there must be hydraulic pressure available.

[Apache600]

well I'll be. I was on the right path.

 

Sure enough! The steps I took to get it working:

 

--Hold toe brakes down,

--while holding toe brakes down .... pull out parking brake (hold the parking brake until it's fully extended).

--while holding parking brake pulled out (and toe brakes are still held down) release toe brakes.

-- once toe brakes are back to their normal position (about 1 1/2 seconds after release), you can release your hold on the parking brake and it'll stay engaged.

 

To release the parking brake, just depress the toe brakes.

 

I would say Sid's way is quicker. Mine is closer to how i do it in the real world

 

 

Good find there Sid!

Edited March 23, 2016 by Apache600

[irfanahmed1979]

thanks