Striptyler
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- Feb 28, 2007
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As it was said before, our spoilers are also flight control surfaces, so yes we do want to check to make sure they all work. Below 185kts we use all four boards, above that the aircraft transitions to the inboards only.
The flight/taxi switch is magnetically clutched, so it will move to the flight position automatically, but it is prudent to move it manually. It's not hard to do, and it takes 1 more mechanical system out of the failure loop. On a sub V1 cut, the last thing you want is for part of your control systems to "not" work, simply because a switch. Also, the Q seems to skid the nose wheel very easily, so removing all lift during landing helps maintain directional control, and the brakes stop like a wall when they have good weight on them - so i would assume that they are just doing their job of spoiling lift... nor so much slowing us down
The flight/taxi switch is magnetically clutched, so it will move to the flight position automatically, but it is prudent to move it manually. It's not hard to do, and it takes 1 more mechanical system out of the failure loop. On a sub V1 cut, the last thing you want is for part of your control systems to "not" work, simply because a switch. Also, the Q seems to skid the nose wheel very easily, so removing all lift during landing helps maintain directional control, and the brakes stop like a wall when they have good weight on them - so i would assume that they are just doing their job of spoiling lift... nor so much slowing us down
