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Arming speedbrakes on the ground for RTO?

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Hey IZ, see you still like flying along at 757 speeds ;)

Yeah, gotta have at least point-eight!! :) Normal cruise speed for us on the 737 is usually around .792 anyway.

Arming SB prior to T/O will give you takeoff warning. Simulated correctly by PMDG.Pulling throttles back to idle during takeoff run will activate RTO. Next: Operating reverse thrust will chick SB lever into armed pos - deploying spoiler panels.Speedbrake do not arm light may be steady on. Meaning what it says. A warning to pilots that there is something wrong with the system, the spoilers may extend if you put lever in armed pos - so leave it in down detent!A significant difference between classic and NG - If NG airborne sense ground for ground spoilers (ground spoilers may extend in air = crash) the takeoff warning will be activated. Guess a not well trained pilot will assume that there is something wrong with takeoff warning -since it is activated in air, and just pull the C/B!eker

That's what I get for listening to a certain pilot and not looking at the AOM UGH. I stand corrected so to save face here (pretty hpeless task mind you) DREEMFLEET made the light lightup for the speedbrakes extension.... UGH (Anyone see my ROCK?) [h4]Best Wishes,Randy J. Smithhttp://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/betaimg.jpg

Randy J Smith

Eker, that's not completely true about the ground spoilers. They can easily extend in the air, just pull the lever back over the flight detent (without crashing even :) ).

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