GIV Prep Gouge

[Mudworm]

On the subject of the GIV....a friend of mine was looking through a Simuflite GIV checklist, and saw something there that caught his attention....and he asked me if I know what it is...but having no time in type, I had no clue.....so....what is the "Nutcracker" referenced on the before landing(I think) check?

The Nutcracker system on the GII GIII and GIV is what Gulfstream calls the Weight on Wheels or WOW system on their aircraft or the way the aircraft knows if it is in the air or on the ground. The check prior to landing is to verify the aircraft is in the air mode prior to arming the automatic ground spoilers (to prevent accidental deployment if the thottles are pulled to idle while still in the air).

 

[TIS]

Sorry about that

TIS are you a Ducks Unlimited member, cause I have know idea what you are talking about with the whole DU SG Zulu Niner talk.

I get a little carried away sometimes. I thought I had spelled out all the terms and then later abbreviated them but I see that I left "DU" out of the picture. It means Display Unit - those are the screens - but you'll learn all about that soon enough.

Hope you enjoy the plane!

TIS