June 10, 200619 yr Hello,I fly the pmdg 744 all the time and today i noticed something strange and new to me. I pushed back from the gate with the feature on the COM panel. after the push, I applied park brakes when told to do so by the pushback truck. I still needed to be pushed back a bit farther, so i simply used the Shift-P feature. I forgot to release my park brake though, and then the Brake Temp light came on. I taxied out to the runway making sure to stay off the brakes as much as possible. As soon as I tapped the brakes they wouldn't come off. The Brake message came on in the lower right corner of the screen. I have CH pedals and NEVER had this happen before. It seemed strange to me that the CH pedals would start acting up the same time I got a Brake Temp message on my 744 for the first time. any thoughts? Thanks,Darren
June 10, 200619 yr Darren,maybe its simulating the brakes siezing on? not sure.But its best not to attempt a takeoff with hot brakes as in the event of an RTO the brakes wont be able to absorb enough energy to stop the aircraft!cheersJon 787 captain. Previously 24 years on 747-400.Technical advisor on PMDG 747 legacy versions QOTS 1 , FS9 and Aerowinx PS1.
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