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Old 9th Jul 2008, 23:39
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pacplyer
 
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Actually, GearDown&Locked,

The only thrust lever fully visable in that photo is #1. If you zoom the photo you can make out that the pilots knob is up high, and the flight engineer's knob is down low. Both knobs have a numeral one on them. Pilot's throttle knob 2 is against the firewall in the background (you can just make out the numeral.) Throttle assemblies 2 ,3, and 4 are mostly obscured by the seat cusion, but appear to be at high power since the throttle slots are completely visible and engineer knobs 2,3 and 4 are out of view (consistent with what you would expect to see in a high power postion.) Throttle one appears to be at idle because it's slot is completely absent (the slot you see near it is actually slot #2 from an angle.)

The photo, however, is taken flat down low (not as you would if you were standing on the floor.) This means that all four start levers are now are probably in the cuttoff position.

It appears to me that quite possibly a great amount of right rudder trim is evident by the "bald" spot on the rudder trim knob. If I remember correctly, it's a two piece affair: the lower worn, back illuminated indicator (trim units) circle rotates opposite the upper trim knob motion.

Corrections/disagreements welcome

pac "Sherlock" plyer




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Last edited by pacplyer; 10th Jul 2008 at 03:03. Reason: better description, throttle #2 knob correction, start levers off
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