737 yoke
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737 yoke
Hey everyone,
on the left hand side of the 737 yoke are what look like 3 buttons you can slide up and down - or something like that. Anyone know what they do/are? Thanks.
Cheers.
on the left hand side of the 737 yoke are what look like 3 buttons you can slide up and down - or something like that. Anyone know what they do/are? Thanks.
Cheers.
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If you are talking about the three sliders on the right pilots, left thumb position and the right pilots, right thumb position on the yoke then those are for setting the flights flightnumber in order to remember.
This is essential in order to manage every pilots lack of memory
This is essential in order to manage every pilots lack of memory
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Fokker-Jock,
Flew around for thousands of hours on all sorts of Boeings and always wondered what those damned things were for. Now, approaching retirement, you've solved one of the last great mysteries of aviation, and I can retire in peace. Kinda sad in a way though, like finding out that there's really no Santa Claus.
Hey! Before I go, what do you do if it's a 4 digit flight number ?
Flew around for thousands of hours on all sorts of Boeings and always wondered what those damned things were for. Now, approaching retirement, you've solved one of the last great mysteries of aviation, and I can retire in peace. Kinda sad in a way though, like finding out that there's really no Santa Claus.
Hey! Before I go, what do you do if it's a 4 digit flight number ?
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OLD SMOKEY.
Sorry to spoil your retirement but you've been fed duff gen!
Back in the early days of the 737 (before altitude control on the MCP) this gadget was designed as a memory device to set you cleared flight level. Hence the provision for only 3 digits.
Sorry to spoil your retirement but you've been fed duff gen!
Back in the early days of the 737 (before altitude control on the MCP) this gadget was designed as a memory device to set you cleared flight level. Hence the provision for only 3 digits.
