Mirrodie From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 7334 posts, RR: 69 Posted (5 years 10 months 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 978 times:
always wondered. I drove a Subaru years back, and nowadays, my wife drives a Nissan Altima. You see how they have those handles in ceiling, on the side by the window?
What are they REALLY for?? We tend to call them "OH SHIT" handles but are they necessary other than for dry cleaning?
Reason I ask is because in airline cockpit the other day, I noticed pilots have OH SHIT handles too, but above the window in front of them.
BUt whether in airliners or cars, what is their real purpose, if one?
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ANCFlyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (5 years 10 months 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 964 times:
Well, in my BAFDT, cause it's so high off the ground a lot of folks use them to get into the pax seat.
I can't understand a need for them in a Suburu or an Altima - other than the aforementioned Oh Shit device . . .
I've seen pilots of fixed and rotary wing aircraft use their handles to grasp with one hand while making seat adjustments with the others . . . allows their weight to be lifted off the seat so it'll move easier.
RichardPrice From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (5 years 10 months 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 946 times:
Quoting Mirrodie (Thread starter): What are they REALLY for?? We tend to call them "OH SHIT" handles but are they necessary other than for dry cleaning?
My employers are one of the UKs largest company car fleet management companies, dealing in maintenance and upkeep of other companies car fleets.
Ever since the first computer implementation of our maintenance authorisation process the spare part code for these handles has had the english text as 'Jesus Handles'.
And thats what they are known as.
Call up any of our garages and ask if they have a jesus handle in stock and they will immediately know what you are talking about. Call a rep at one of the car manufacturing firms and they also will know.
Comorin From United States of America, joined May 2005, 4271 posts, RR: 19 Reply 5, posted (5 years 10 months 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 944 times:
In another 25 years (from your profile!) as your cortex/muscular balance feedback loop declines, you will find yourself using it if you are a passenger. It makes a huge difference in comfort when driving over bad roads (NYC, not Dakar) at speed. In a way, its similar to having a walking stick.
It also looks cool holding it and looking pensively at the world going by, a little like Lawrence of Arabia.
SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10039 posts, RR: 75 Reply 8, posted (5 years 10 months 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 894 times:
In cars they are handles. In airplanes they are multipurpose.
As you can see here, in the 737 it is a low-tech optical sight. The first officer is looking through it at the runway - boresighting, if you will.
it is being used to hold the sunscreens in place. You know, those little folding screens we store in your seatback pockets. When you see us come back and gather up a bunch of them in flight you know it is nap time on the flight deck, so please keep the noise down.
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SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10039 posts, RR: 75 Reply 10, posted (5 years 10 months 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 853 times:
Okay, first, I was being totally facetious in my post. I didn't mean any of it!
Quoting Mirrodie (Reply 9): And I was under the impression that there was an optical sight for seat alignment under the glareshield.
There it is on the center windshield post. The two orange balls (for each pilot) and the single white ball. You adjust your seat to center the white ball against the far side orange one.
Looking at 737 flight deck photos gives me a question and I'm off to Tech/Ops to pose it. Do ALL Brazilian pilots fly with the whiskey compass extended?
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Glydrflyr From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 207 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (5 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 718 times:
Fifty years ago we called them "Sissy grips" and most sports cars had them on the passenger side. Google Porsche 356 Speedster and you'll see one on the right hand (If the car is left hand drive) dash.
Even our Lincoln Town Cars have them above the doors, but now we only use them to brace our shooting hand when doing drive by shootings!
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