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A380 cockpit

HAL Pilot

HAL Pilot

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MasterBates said:
What is the wheel on the left for, and it looks like it has a horn button.

And in the name of all that is right, no mechanical gyro at all, is just wrong.
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Nose wheel steering and the "horn" is the parking brake.

The "peanut gyro" is called ISIS - Integrated Standby Instrument System. It has airspeed and altitude tapes, mach speed indicator and turn & slip indicator. It has a self-contained gyro and accelerometers as well as it's own pitot-static system and power source.

MasterBates said:
I prefer using my feet, and having a button for "hi-gain".
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We can do that too but it is limited. Basically just for t/o & landing and not taxi.
 
Dirty

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1981 called and wants the Navy's cockpit instrumentation back... Listen to me, sounding like a spoiled brat. I guess any plane that can stand up to the abuse of dip spit, pranged landings and garnering that "Navy Smell" is alright with me. (Keeping the Navy aircraft Gods & Gremlins happy, for selfish reasons of course)
 
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The Navy C-40's have HUD's in the left seat. It's a nice thing to have even though most of us don't use them enough. It's also a good tool to figure out if your going to make it over a storm.
 
Dirty

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scoober78 said:
Never seen a P-3 have you...:D
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You have no idea my man, No idea... All TO familiar with the Mighty Orion. I think I flew in a reserve UIII that was mint, like a 163 buno. TACCO scope was beautiful and that was 60's CRT at it's finest! Now hit my expendables be-otch!!!:D But yer right, I guess I was referring to the rest of the Navy who isn't having their aircraft stricken at an astronomical rate! She always brought me home safe though.....
 
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