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Old 5th Jun 2019, 11:17
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Uplinker
 
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The engineering part of my brain has just wondered: why aren’t the speed brakes also deployed by the brake/rudder pedals when airborne?

This would be useful when one wanted to use the speed brakes on a busy approach but didn’t really have enough hands ! - one would just use the brake pedals instinctively to slow down as one does in a car.

This feature would be inhibited on the ground. I guess it might cause unwanted rudder inputs and might cause a problem in an EFATO if one used the pedals incorrectly.

Sorry for the thread drift.
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