777 Speedbrake

[Diehl 5]

I guess i missed it somewhere in the book but I noticed the the speedbrake was working the whole flight. Copy of acars .

[10:24:24 PM] Preflight started
[10:25:48 PM] Pushing back with 119974 pounds of fuel
[10:29:15 PM] Flaps set to position 1
[10:29:27 PM] Flaps set to position 2
[10:30:02 PM] Taxiing to runway
[10:35:55 PM] Taking off
[10:36:20 PM] Climbing, pitch: 10 degrees, roll: level, 154 grounds knots
[10:36:22 PM] Gear retracted at 50 feet at 172 KIAS
[10:36:35 PM] Speedbrake extended at 532 feet at 201 KIAS
[10:36:45 PM] Flaps set to position 1 at 981 feet at 218 KIAS
[10:36:47 PM] Speedbrake retracted at 1040 feet at 218 KIAS
[10:36:57 PM] Flaps set to position 0 at 1528 feet at 236 KIAS
[10:37:29 PM] Speedbrake extended at 3251 feet at 252 KIAS
[10:37:51 PM] Speedbrake retracted at 4641 feet at 254 KIAS
[10:38:07 PM] Speedbrake extended at 5733 feet at 252 KIAS
[10:38:19 PM] Speedbrake retracted at 6485 feet at 249 KIAS
[10:38:20 PM] Speedbrake extended at 6556 feet at 250 KIAS
[10:38:23 PM] Speedbrake retracted at 6756 feet at 251 KIAS
[10:40:11 PM] Speedbrake extended at 12065 feet at 296 KIAS
[10:40:24 PM] Speedbrake retracted at 12343 feet at 310 KIAS
[10:41:03 PM] Speedbrake extended at 13846 feet at 328 KIAS
[10:41:05 PM] Speedbrake retracted at 13940 feet at 328 KIAS
[10:50:13 PM] Cruising at 35000 feet, pitch: 3 degrees, 537 ground knots
[11:05:57 PM] Speedbrake extended at 35130 feet at 295 KIAS
[11:06:00 PM] Speedbrake retracted at 35129 feet at 294 KIAS
[11:15:17 PM] Speedbrake extended at 35239 feet at 300 KIAS
[11:15:18 PM] Speedbrake retracted at 35239 feet at 299 KIAS
[12:03:51 AM] Speedbrake extended at 35251 feet at 299 KIAS
[12:03:53 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 35249 feet at 299 KIAS
[01:43:38 AM] Speedbrake extended at 35170 feet at 301 KIAS
[01:43:40 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 35169 feet at 301 KIAS
[02:00:55 AM] Sim unpaused
[02:13:22 AM] Speedbrake extended at 35175 feet at 300 KIAS
[02:13:25 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 35174 feet at 300 KIAS
[02:13:40 AM] Speedbrake extended at 35179 feet at 301 KIAS
[02:13:41 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 35178 feet at 301 KIAS
[02:22:20 AM] Speedbrake extended at 35170 feet at 301 KIAS
[02:22:25 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 35167 feet at 301 KIAS
[02:27:03 AM] Descending
[02:27:50 AM] Speedbrake extended at 32951 feet at 313 KIAS
[02:27:53 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 32721 feet at 314 KIAS
[02:29:21 AM] Speedbrake extended at 28879 feet at 322 KIAS
[02:29:55 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 26405 feet at 321 KIAS
[02:30:15 AM] Speedbrake extended at 25138 feet at 332 KIAS
[02:30:20 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 24935 feet at 328 KIAS
[02:30:45 AM] Speedbrake extended at 24628 feet at 321 KIAS
[02:31:03 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 23928 feet at 313 KIAS
[02:31:10 AM] Speedbrake extended at 23485 feet at 318 KIAS
[02:31:26 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 22945 feet at 304 KIAS
[02:32:16 AM] Speedbrake extended at 21586 feet at 296 KIAS
[02:32:32 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 21061 feet at 286 KIAS
[02:37:45 AM] Speedbrake extended at 12828 feet at 292 KIAS
[02:37:51 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 12663 feet at 291 KIAS
[02:38:13 AM] Speedbrake extended at 12054 feet at 292 KIAS
[02:38:20 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 11860 feet at 291 KIAS
[02:38:26 AM] Speedbrake extended at 11730 feet at 289 KIAS
[02:38:31 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 11668 feet at 286 KIAS
[02:41:41 AM] Approaching, pitch: 3 degrees, 292 ground knots
[02:43:37 AM] Exceeded 250 KIAS below 10,000 feet MSL
[02:43:49 AM] Speedbrake extended at 6930 feet at 256 KIAS
[02:43:50 AM] Speed corrected at 6920 feet after a max speed of 256 KIAS
[02:43:53 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 6853 feet at 253 KIAS
[02:44:02 AM] Flaps set to position 1 at 6867 feet at 246 KIAS
[02:44:44 AM] Speedbrake extended at 6926 feet at 242 KIAS
[02:44:51 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 6926 feet at 242 KIAS
[02:46:03 AM] Speedbrake extended at 6940 feet at 243 KIAS
[02:46:15 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 6920 feet at 242 KIAS
[02:46:33 AM] Flaps set to position 2 at 6936 feet at 241 KIAS
[02:46:36 AM] Speedbrake extended at 6942 feet at 241 KIAS
[02:46:41 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 6970 feet at 241 KIAS
[02:46:42 AM] Speedbrake extended at 6978 feet at 241 KIAS
[02:46:44 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 6990 feet at 241 KIAS
[02:46:45 AM] Speedbrake extended at 6996 feet at 242 KIAS
[02:46:48 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 7011 feet at 242 KIAS
[02:47:26 AM] Speedbrake extended at 6940 feet at 240 KIAS
[02:47:32 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 6925 feet at 241 KIAS
[02:49:56 AM] Speedbrake extended at 5865 feet at 241 KIAS
[02:50:10 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 5751 feet at 227 KIAS
[02:50:12 AM] Flaps set to position 3 at 5739 feet at 227 KIAS
[02:50:37 AM] Speedbrake extended at 5614 feet at 218 KIAS
[02:50:52 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 5414 feet at 217 KIAS
[02:51:34 AM] Gear extended at 4806 feet at 219 KIAS
[02:51:49 AM] Flaps set to position 4 at 4585 feet at 214 KIAS
[02:51:53 AM] Speedbrake extended at 4539 feet at 211 KIAS
[02:51:57 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 4501 feet at 208 KIAS
[02:53:32 AM] Flaps set to position 5 at 3988 feet at 197 KIAS
[02:53:37 AM] Speedbrake extended at 3994 feet at 194 KIAS
[02:53:42 AM] Speedbrake retracted at 4000 feet at 191 KIAS
[02:54:26 AM] Flaps set to position 6 at 3720 feet at 178 KIAS
[02:55:21 AM] Final approach, pitch: 1 degree, 154 ground knots
[02:58:48 AM] Touchdown, pitch: 3 degrees, roll: level, 132 ground knots
[02:58:48 AM] Speedbrake extended
[02:59:10 AM] Landed at -97 FPM with 47643 pounds of fuel, taxiing to gate
[02:59:21 AM] Flaps set to position 5
[02:59:27 AM] Flaps set to position 4
[02:59:32 AM] Speedbrake retracted
[02:59:38 AM] Flaps set to position 3
[02:59:44 AM] Flaps set to position 2
[02:59:53 AM] Flaps set to position 1
[03:00:05 AM] Flaps set to position 0
[03:00:07 AM] The flight may now be ended
[03:00:21 AM] Speedbrake extended
[03:00:23 AM] Speedbrake retracted
[03:00:28 AM] Speedbrake extended
[03:00:32 AM] Speedbrake retracted
[03:00:34 AM] Speedbrake extended
[03:00:35 AM] Speedbrake retracted
[03:00:37 AM] Speedbrake extended
[03:00:37 AM] Speedbrake retracted
[03:02:14 AM] Speedbrake extended
[03:02:14 AM] Speedbrake retracted
[03:02:14 AM] Speedbrake extended
[03:02:34 AM] Arrived at gate, flight duration: 4:33, fuel used: 72798 pounds

 

Flight went real smooth. No install errors. Real nice model. I really enjoyed the flight

[Diehl 5]

Just a addon to my post. I noticed when I used Virtual United Kacars I had a large amout(better than 100) of landing lights on and off during the entire flight. The flight posted above was with smartcars flying for Airhaul.

[falcon999 24]

Do you have a piece of hardware mapped to the speedbrakes?

[ajpongress 467]

Unless you saw the handle physically moving, I wouldn't worry about it.

Whatever acars you're running isn't setup to read all the special coding traffic that happens behind the scenes.

[FLEX1978 373]

That sounds like the FBW working, spoilers assist with roll control.

[Aweless 15]

Same problem with me... is this normal condition? that smartCARS detects.

[03:32:15 ] Taking off
[03:32:44 ] Climbing, pitch: 9 degrees, roll: level, 167 grounds knots
[03:32:55 ] Flaps set to position 1 at 299 feet at 203 KIAS
[03:33:21 ] Flaps set to position 0 at 1736 feet at 194 KIAS
[03:33:22 ] Gear lever raised at 1812 feet at 194 KIAS
[03:35:29 ] Speedbrake extended at 7312 feet at 249 KIAS
[03:35:45 ] Speedbrake retracted at 8076 feet at 249 KIAS
[03:37:39 ] Speedbrake extended at 10589 feet at 253 KIAS
[03:38:12 ] Speedbrake retracted at 11684 feet at 276 KIAS
[03:38:35 ] Speedbrake extended at 12247 feet at 302 KIAS
[03:39:05 ] Speedbrake retracted at 13277 feet at 324 KIAS
[03:39:11 ] Speedbrake extended at 13485 feet at 326 KIAS
[03:39:34 ] Speedbrake retracted at 14605 feet at 329 KIAS
[03:39:41 ] Speedbrake extended at 14973 feet at 329 KIAS
[03:39:47 ] Speedbrake retracted at 15295 feet at 329 KIAS
[03:39:57 ] Speedbrake extended at 15771 feet at 329 KIAS
[03:40:09 ] Speedbrake retracted at 16393 feet at 328 KIAS
[03:40:09 ] Speedbrake extended at 16405 feet at 328 KIAS
[03:40:16 ] Speedbrake retracted at 16698 feet at 328 KIAS
[04:20:17 ] Cruising at 40000 feet, pitch: 4 degrees, 476 ground knots
[04:38:35 ] Speedbrake extended at 40437 feet at 272 KIAS
[04:38:37 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40435 feet at 272 KIAS
[05:15:23 ] Speedbrake extended at 40525 feet at 272 KIAS
[05:15:25 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40524 feet at 272 KIAS
[06:15:14 ] Sim connection lost, automatic reconnection successful
[06:15:14 ] Sim paused
[06:24:58 ] Speedbrake extended at 40525 feet at 274 KIAS
[06:25:01 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40524 feet at 273 KIAS
[08:07:51 ] Speedbrake extended at 40526 feet at 272 KIAS
[08:07:55 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40523 feet at 272 KIAS
[08:08:08 ] Speedbrake extended at 40528 feet at 272 KIAS
[08:08:09 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40525 feet at 272 KIAS
[08:10:59 ] Speedbrake extended at 40525 feet at 272 KIAS
[08:11:03 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40523 feet at 272 KIAS
[08:47:30 ] Speedbrake extended at 40526 feet at 272 KIAS
[08:47:33 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40524 feet at 272 KIAS
[09:12:49 ] Speedbrake extended at 40525 feet at 272 KIAS
[09:12:52 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40525 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:20:51 ] Speedbrake extended at 40526 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:20:59 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40519 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:21:10 ] Speedbrake extended at 40525 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:21:10 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40524 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:21:48 ] Speedbrake extended at 40527 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:21:49 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40528 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:26:40 ] Speedbrake extended at 40525 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:26:42 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40524 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:26:42 ] Speedbrake extended at 40524 feet at 271 KIAS
[11:26:42 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40524 feet at 271 KIAS
[11:31:51 ] Speedbrake extended at 40523 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:32:01 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40515 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:32:32 ] Speedbrake extended at 40527 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:32:46 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40525 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:35:24 ] Speedbrake extended at 40526 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:35:27 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40523 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:39:23 ] Speedbrake extended at 40525 feet at 272 KIAS
[11:39:27 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40523 feet at 272 KIAS
[12:19:13 ] Speedbrake extended at 40525 feet at 272 KIAS
[12:19:20 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40521 feet at 272 KIAS
[12:19:31 ] Speedbrake extended at 40526 feet at 272 KIAS
[12:19:33 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40524 feet at 272 KIAS
[12:29:49 ] Speedbrake extended at 40525 feet at 272 KIAS
[12:29:51 ] Speedbrake retracted at 40525 feet at 272 KIAS
[01:21:42 ] Descending
[01:26:45 ] Speedbrake extended at 26998 feet at 326 KIAS
[01:26:49 ] Speedbrake retracted at 26813 feet at 325 KIAS
[01:28:43 ] Speedbrake extended at 23390 feet at 293 KIAS
[01:28:53 ] Speedbrake retracted at 23254 feet at 280 KIAS
[01:29:49 ] Speedbrake extended at 21770 feet at 300 KIAS
[01:29:56 ] Speedbrake retracted at 21542 feet at 300 KIAS
[01:30:19 ] Speedbrake extended at 20856 feet at 299 KIAS
[01:30:22 ] Speedbrake retracted at 20779 feet at 300 KIAS
[01:35:04 ] Speedbrake extended at 12309 feet at 335 KIAS
[01:35:59 ] Approaching, pitch: 1 degree, 297 ground knots
[01:37:31 ] Speedbrake retracted at 9575 feet at 224 KIAS
[01:38:00 ] Speedbrake extended at 8519 feet at 247 KIAS
[01:41:18 ] Flaps set to position 1 at 3905 feet at 211 KIAS
[01:42:25 ] Speedbrake retracted at 3562 feet at 239 KIAS
[01:42:45 ] Speedbrake extended at 3298 feet at 234 KIAS
[01:43:00 ] Flaps set to position 2 at 3027 feet at 231 KIAS
[01:43:02 ] Speedbrake retracted at 3006 feet at 229 KIAS
[01:43:02 ] Speedbrake extended at 3005 feet at 229 KIAS
[01:43:03 ] Speedbrake retracted at 3002 feet at 229 KIAS
[01:43:05 ] Final approach, pitch: 4 degrees, 243 ground knots
[01:43:15 ] Speedbrake extended at 2984 feet at 216 KIAS
[01:43:51 ] Gear lever lowered at 2757 feet at 183 KIAS
[01:43:56 ] Flaps set to position 3 at 2688 feet at 181 KIAS
[01:44:22 ] Flaps set to position 4 at 2264 feet at 167 KIAS
[01:44:33 ] Speedbrake retracted at 2008 feet at 164 KIAS
[01:44:34 ] Speedbrake extended at 1993 feet at 164 KIAS
[01:45:03 ] Flaps set to position 5 at 1289 feet at 155 KIAS
[01:45:21 ] Flaps set to position 6 at 955 feet at 145 KIAS
[01:45:34 ] Speedbrake retracted at 799 feet at 140 KIAS
[01:46:29 ] Touchdown, pitch: 2 degrees, roll: level, 136 ground knots
[01:46:29 ] Speedbrake extended
[01:46:48 ] Landed at -33 FPM with 20017 pounds of fuel, taxiing to gate
[01:46:54 ] Speedbrake retracted
[01:47:11 ] The flight may now be ended
[01:48:04 ] Flaps set to position 5
[01:48:11 ] Flaps set to position 4
[01:48:22 ] Flaps set to position 3
[01:48:27 ] Flaps set to position 2
[01:48:37 ] Flaps set to position 1
[01:48:48 ] Flaps set to position 0
[01:54:28 ] Engine 1 N1 is less than 15%
[01:54:29 ] Engine 2 N1 is less than 15%
[02:01:04 ] Arrived at gate, flight duration: 10:02, fuel used: 151281 pounds

[Alpha Floor 237]

That sounds like the FBW working, spoilers assist with roll control.

 

This.

 

And not only FBW. Most big jets use the spoilers to assist with roll.

[Tabs 2,790]

Why do these ACARS apps even track this stuff? I'm quite certain real ACARS doesn't send a message back to dispatch every time a pilot deploys speedbrakes. The maker of the ACARS app will have to filter this out - it's part of how our flight dynamics and FBW stuff works internally. Will not be "fixed".

[scandinavian13 5,192]

 

 

Why do these ACARS apps even track this stuff?

 

Because they're attempting to provide metrics of pilot "quality" by dinging you for random things that, when used at the right time, actually make you a better pilot.

 

One needs to look no further than those stupid "TOP TOUCHDOWN RATE LOL ZOMG" boards to see they don't have a clue...

[ajpongress 467]

Hey don't you know that a -1 fpm touch down rate makes you the coolest pilot ever...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.....too bad the plane ends up like this.

[max2770 74]

Those landing rates are so inaccurate too - makes me laugh.  I love my VA's ACARS - time out, time off, time on, time in.  Landing rate is got but not enforced, diversions and failures possible, online and offline flights.

 

I fly for -fun-.  If my VA wanted to "punish" me, I wouldn't fly it.

[Fabo 213]

 

 

One needs to look no further than those stupid "TOP TOUCHDOWN RATE LOL ZOMG" boards to see they don't have a clue...

 

A couple of experienced simmers actually convinced a VA I was flying for to ditch this metric, and use something more "realistic" - in the end they made a system tracking your TD point! That was cool. Lots and lots of long landings in the beginning, lets guess why

[FLEX1978 373]

This.

 

And not only FBW. Most big jets use the spoilers to assist with roll.

 

Yes true, was talking in context of the 777

[hopskip 253]

[03:32:44 ] Climbing, pitch: 9 degrees, roll: level, 167 grounds knots
[03:33:55 ] Flaps set to position 1 at 599 feet at 183 KIAS
[03:33:21 ] Flaps set to position 0 at 1736 feet at 194 KIAS
[03:33:22 ] Gear lever raised at 1812 feet at 194 KIAS
[03:35:29 ] Turning Left at 7312 feet at 249 KIAS
[03:35:45 ] Flying Straight at 8076 feet at 249 KIAS
[03:37:39 ] Autopilot turned on 10589 feet at 253 KIAS
[03:38:12 ] Captains Seat adjustment at 11684 feet at 276 KIAS

[03:39:11 ] Captains Reading Light turned on at 13485 feet at 326 KIAS

[03:39:34 ] Seat Belt Signs turned off at 14605 feet at 329 KIAS
[03:39:41 ] Landing Lights turned off at 14973 feet at 329 KIAS
[03:39:47 ] Cabin Crew intercom activated at 15295 feet at 329 KIAS
[03:39:57 ] Cabin Crew Intercom disconnected at 15771 feet at 329 KIAS
[03:40:09 ] Captains Seat moved back at 16393 feet at 328 KIAS
[03:40:09 ] First Officers seat reclined at 16405 feet at 328 KIAS
[03:40:16 ] Cockpit Door unlocked at 16698 feet at 328 KIAS

[03:42:11] Captain given Chicken Dinner at 22721ft at 378 KIAS
[03:43:17 ] Cruising at 40000 feet, pitch: 4 degrees, 476 ground knots
 

[ZKOKQ 984]

 

 

[03:42:11] Captain given Chicken Dinner at 22721ft at 378 KIAS

LOL