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Split Controls: What The Heck Is This About!

Cdfmxtech From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 1338 posts, RR: 29
Posted (11 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1514 times:

What the hell is going on HERE??!!
Why is the Captains control wheel in a roll, and the FO wheel asleep??!!

Some kind of jammed controls demo??

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A/c train From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 501 posts, RR: 4
Reply 1, posted (11 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 1468 times:

RUSSIAN PLANE...................... need anyone say more???,
regards
a/c

Wingscrubber From UK - England, joined Sep 2001, 835 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (11 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 1460 times:

the captains control column has most likely been disconnected for maintenance. That's the most logical reason I can think of.

-Pete

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FredT From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2002, 2184 posts, RR: 26
Reply 3, posted (11 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 1442 times:

Considering where it was taken, I don't find it likely that rerigging the controls would be done. However, there's normally a disconnect function available should one control column jam. When excessive force is applied to a column in a control axis with the other column resisting, it disconnects the columns typically giving each column control of the control surfaces on that side. On the types I'm familiar with, they connect automatically once they agree again but can be permanently disconnected (requring a reset on the ground) manually.

Cheers,
Fred

I thought I was doing good trying to avoid those airport hotels... and look at me now.

PPGMD From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 2453 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (11 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1391 times:

"If its ugly, its British. If its weird its French. If its ugly and weird, its Russian."

Nothing personal just like that quote and I think the last part is apporiate here.

At worst, you screw up and die.

Avt007 From Canada, joined Jul 2000, 2131 posts, RR: 5
Reply 5, posted (11 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1378 times:

The dash 8 has pitch and roll disconnects, and they are great for maintenance. By moving one yoke like that, access to the panel is improved, and it doesn`t spring back to neutral while you are working.