VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants Posted September 18, 2022 Posted September 18, 2022 Question: does anyone use AB gate? Does using the AB gate forbid the use of split-throttle? Thanks. I Fly, Therefore I Am. One cannot go around not saying "Thank you" every time these days, can't you? YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc9BDi-STaqgWsjNiHbW0fA
9thHunt Posted September 19, 2022 Posted September 19, 2022 12 hours ago, VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants said: Question: does anyone use AB gate? Does using the AB gate forbid the use of split-throttle? Thanks. it should work just fine, although IIRC the tomcat has an asymmetric thrust limiter that by default will prevent you from engaging afterburner if the throttles are split. 1
Uxi Posted September 19, 2022 Posted September 19, 2022 Nope, used some 3d printed lift detents for my Virpil throttle. Not Tomcat accurate but worked fine with a bit of a curve. 1 Specs & Wishlist: Core i9 9900k 5.0Ghz, Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero, 64GB G.Skill Trident 3600, Asus RoG Strix 3090 OC, 2TB x Samsung Evo 970 M.2 boot. Samsung Evo 860 storage, Coolermaster H500M, ML360R AIO HP Reverb G2, Samsung Odyssey+ WMR; VKB Gunfighter 2, MCG Pro; Virpil T-50CM v3; Slaw RX Viper v2
r4y30n Posted September 21, 2022 Posted September 21, 2022 it should work just fine, although IIRC the tomcat has an asymmetric thrust limiter that by default will prevent you from engaging afterburner if the throttles are split.The limiter is only on the B. It doesn’t prevent the burners from lighting, it just keeps the first lit burner in min until the second lights. Presumably you could run one engine in min burner regardless of what the other engine is doing. The A, on the other hand, has nothing to prevent full AB on one engine while the other is at idle.
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