ERJ and the Wind

[FightTheFuture]

ahh, thx for the reply.

 

[MJG]

Re: Re: ERJ and the Wind

All this goes to show you that gust loads will not harm the cables.

And at XJT, we have discontinued the retrofit of the electro mechanical gust locks, due to an FAA AD note that is issued against them. Seems, that they are creating more problems than they are worth.

All good to know, thanks for the reply.

 

[philcohen]

ERJ and the wind

As someone already pointed out, if you release the gustlock and let the yoke all the way back when downwind it will stay there and not get buffetted around and make scary noises.

In addition to this, I also put my lapbelt around the yoke (careful of the little plastic tube of wires and the shaker cables) and tighten it just to make sure it stays there.

 

[sabreliner]

Where do the controls lock on the BrasiliaJet?? On the BrasiliaProp we didn't have this problem, and we had a mechanical lock that held the controls full left and I think full forward. Worked pretty well but you couldn't taxi around with the controls locked.

On the CRJ, we don't need it with the hydraulic controls. Yet another reason I like it better than that Brasilia with 2 jet engines some TV screens and a new wing!!