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YYZatcboy From Canada, joined Apr 2005, 809 posts, RR: 0
Posted (8 years 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2225 times:

Hi I was wondering if anyone had Pics of the Fasten Seat Belt sign Switch in the FD and if so could you please post it for me. The no smoking switch would be cool too.

THanks

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EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13
Reply 1, posted (8 years 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2217 times:

First, what is FD..? Every single fasten Seat Belt and No Smoking sign toggle switch look like any standard two pole switch you can buy at Radio Shack.

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog"

YYZatcboy From Canada, joined Apr 2005, 809 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (8 years 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2213 times:

Flight deck. I accualy need the pics for a suggested improvement in X-plane the flight sim, and they asked for pics.

Thanks
Joe

DHC1/3/4 MD88 L1011 A319/20/21/30 B727 735/6/7/8/9 762/3 E175/90 CRJ/700/705 CC150. J/S DH8D 736/7/8

EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13
Reply 3, posted (8 years 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2205 times:

This is the best pic I found on A.net, but like I said before the No Smoking and Fasten Seatbelt switches are nothing more the a standard two pole toggle switch just like you would see at Radio Shack. Every single Flight Sim I have seen does them Very well. The switches are on the bottom row of the overhead panel. Exterior are almost always on the left side ( landing lights are T shaped), interior lights are on the right.

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YOU can also do a search just like I did. I used:Boeing, Cockpit; keyword: overhead, remark.

[Edited 2005-05-10 22:21:25]

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Jetlagged From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 2452 posts, RR: 17
Reply 4, posted (8 years 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2186 times:

Quoting EMBQA (Reply 1):
First, what is FD..? Every single fasten Seat Belt and No Smoking sign toggle switch look like any standard two pole switch you can buy at Radio Shack.

Depends on the aircraft type. Sometimes they are rotary switches (e.g. 747-400) rather than toggle switches. They usually have three positions: OFF, AUTO, ON. See the bottom left of this photo.

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EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13
Reply 5, posted (8 years 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2172 times:

Thanks JetLagged... That I didn't know. I've never seen that style.

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog"

BritPilot777 From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2004, 1075 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (8 years 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 2139 times:

Quoting Jetlagged (Reply 4):
They usually have three positions: OFF, AUTO, ON.

Can someone explain to me how the AUTO function would work?! Is it connected to the Altimeter and switches itself on / off after a certain alititude or something?

Thanks

Forever Flight

AvionicMech From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 315 posts, RR: 3
Reply 7, posted (8 years 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 2121 times:

The AUTO function is probably different on every aircraft but the basics are, if I remember correctly, to do with flap position and gear position. So if you have the gear down the fasten seatbelts lights will be on or if the flaps are not up the F/S lights will also be on. This means the lights will be on from first flap deployment on approach until the flaps are fully up after the next departure.

The No Smoking signs are permanently illuminated on our fleet whether the switch is in the OFF, AUTO or ON position.

Avionic Mech

YYZatcboy From Canada, joined Apr 2005, 809 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (8 years 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 2095 times:

Thanks everyone!!

Joe

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HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58
Reply 9, posted (8 years 1 week 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2027 times:

Quoting EMBQA (Reply 1):
First, what is FD..? Every single fasten Seat Belt and No Smoking sign toggle switch look like any standard two pole switch you can buy at Radio Shack.

On some Aircraft its a Three posn switch OFF,AUTO,ON.

Quoting BritPilot777 (Reply 6):
Can someone explain to me how the AUTO function would work?! Is it connected to the Altimeter and switches itself on / off after a certain alititude or something?

Connected to Gear & Flap position.[Gear down/Flaps Extended,sign on].
However since most operators do not permit smoking on board out here.The sw is in ON posn always.
regds
MEL

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