hithroel Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hello everybody, every now and then raises a question, which I am unable to solve with the available resources in the internet. There come my friends in this forum... :-) Flap lever: Does the flap lever have idents? Why ist the flap lever mounted so far aft in the center pedestal? On pictures of the 130J cockpit it looks very uncomfortable/unergonomic to handle the lever. Cursor device: Looks like a fixed joystick....what is the purpose of the cursor device? Are there any cursors used in th MFDs? What are the functions of the buttons? Coolie hats? Are there buttons on lower side (aka firebutton)? Thanks in advance, greetings from Bavaria and an joyous 2014 Regards Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GVS Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I can't tell you a thing about the "cursur device"even if that is the correct nomanclature.That thing found it's way into 130 flight decks long after I found my way out! As for the flap lever there are % of position marks etched onto its quadrant that closely match the actual flap position against the handle position.The handle can be easily reached by the pilot or co-pilot,generally by the co-pilot at the pilots command.It could also be moved by the flt. engineer but only by command. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEFEGeorge Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Seems to me I recall an indent at the 15% position where high rudder boost kicks in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Thomas, I realize you're building a J-model simulator, but on the legacy C-130's, there is a detent at the 50% flap position. Also, I don't remember the handle being that far aft. It was just behind the autopilot controls. As for the "cursor device," like GVS, I haven't a clue. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GVS Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I've got to dig out my -1(A model)I don't remember a 50% detent and I don't think "A's" had rudder boost at 15% either.After 48 years a guy forgets alot of "stuff"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEFEGeorge Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 This may not help much since they're from the B-1, since I have no idea on the J model. But maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hithroel Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Hi folks, thank you so far, unfortunatly i cant read the text in the thumbnail... @ SEFEgeorge: Maybe you can send me high res scans via PM? Thanks! Nobody with some hints concernings the cursor device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEFEGeorge Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 No hires scans. It's a PDF. So it is what it is. You can save the images and then zoom them in a graphics program. Have no idea what the cursor device is. You sure that's what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronc Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 hithroel, If it's anything like the legacy planes the "joy stick" center button moves around to control a cursor on a computer screen. The other buttons on the "joy stick" may be used as selection devices (think computer mouse). I have no experience with the J but we have something similar on our aircraft. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 That thing is more complicated than just a simple cursor control. There are also two buttons under the handle. And yes, there is a detent on the flap control at 50%. The flap control uses cables, and there are several microswitches in the flap quadrant feeding other systems information, like TCAS & GPWS, among other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDizzle Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Physical detend at 50%, microswitch for rudder boost pressure at 15%, microswitch for gear warning horn at 70%, also a little catch you have to release which locks the flap lever full up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronc Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 That thing is more complicated than just a simple cursor control. There are also two buttons under the handle. And yes, there is a detent on the flap control at 50%. The flap control uses cables, and there are several microswitches in the flap quadrant feeding other systems information, like TCAS & GPWS, among other things. tinyclark, I'm not by any means the J expert, to be honest I was just adding my thoughts. I did find the name of the panel and it does identify it as the "cursor control" I'm sure the buttons on the bottom function to possibly add data or highlight a selection, once again just my thoughts. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Ronc, I fully understand. I sent him a little further explanation of the controls. It does tie into the moving map displays and nav computer. I was just trying to say that it wasn't a simple cursor control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Tiny Have you moved yet? Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yes, Bob, I've been in Idaho since the 11the of November, bought a house in Nampa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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