Originally Posted by
Jonty
The damped Jacks are controlled by the blue hydraulic system and act as a damping force or drag on the active jacks. This serves to smooth out the control surface movement much like the dampers in your car.
My advice to you would be to avoid CBTs at this stage and get a copy of the FCOMS instead.
Thank you! This perfectly clears up the damping terminology used so far! I think I assumed a bit too much with my lack of understanding the whole relationship between the hydraulics and the normal/alternate laws.
With respect to the FCOMs, I have the latest one with me, but I found the FCOMs to be a bit dense at the moment. I thought once I start my type rating, I'll finally start reading up on it. Wrong approach?