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Reply #15 - Feb 23^rd, 2004 at 6:17pm

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Hi Guys, I hope in view of all the expertise that has gone before that what I have to say will not be cosidered too stupid. My joystick is a sidewinder F. F. Pro. and I have found that unless I bring the throttle wheel back to zero before the jet touches down the reverse thrust will not work, regardless of the landing speed.

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Reply #16 - Feb 23^rd, 2004 at 7:21pm

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of course you need to pull back the thrust levers to idle...that's the standard since that DC-8 accidentally deployed the reversers and crashed many years ago. Roll Eyes

See the DC8's were not equipped with speedbrakes so the only way to reduce speed was to reverse the thrust. An accident sooner or later was inevitable...

The boeings have an interlock mechanism which prevents you from moving the reverse levers upwards (=deploy) unless the thrust levers are fully retarded

Airbus has a more basic design. They lack reverse thrust levers. instead, the newer models have the MREV gate located on the far back, so you need to pass the IDLE gate before deploying reversers.
Airbus thrust levers moves through distinct detents, more commonly refered to as 'gates'

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Reply #17 - Feb 24^th, 2004 at 5:56am

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That is very interesting stuff from NEXUS, but I only mentioned it in case it would help with the subject problem. Is the pilot going to flight idle before stabbing the F2 button?

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Reply #18 - Feb 24^th, 2004 at 7:21am

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Oops, sorry I thought you were the author of his thread, but of course that's not the case.

Oh well Sad

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Reply #19 - Feb 24^th, 2004 at 9:46am

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Hi guys...

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Reply #20 - Feb 24^th, 2004 at 9:50am

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Hi guys...

To answer your question.. Yes I am bringing the throttle to idle before pressing F2. The reversers don't engage until the speed is below 120Kts.

However I have been using braking 3 on the autobrake and this seems to do ok on long runways. However I don't know how it will do at Wash. Nat with it's short runway. (under 10,000Ft?)

In the .CFG, what should the Thrust_Reverse be set at? I have it at -70. Is that too much?

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Reply #21 - Feb 24^th, 2004 at 2:59pm

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Try and see if your weight and speed are high....autobrakes armed then pulled down(I beleave)...also try hitting the f2 key severl times and see if it helps...and at the threshold hit f1 to idle the engines hope this helps.

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Reply #22 - Feb 24^th, 2004 at 5:36pm

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autobrakes on 3 are VERY seldomly used (short, wet/slushy runways). Mostly because the braking action is very severe and not that comfortable

Company policies will differ a bit, some airlines don't allow an autobrake setting on 1, while for other airlines that's the standard...weird world isn't it?

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