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707 Captain >> 707 Captain >> Regarding the Flight Director and Yaw Damper. https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1309526669 Message started by btscott on Jul 1^st, 2011 at 1:24pm

Title: Regarding the Flight Director and Yaw Damper.
Post by btscott on Jul 1^st, 2011 at 1:24pm

A couple questions:

1.) Does anyone use the Flight Director? Seems you only need to use the Auto Pilot for everything. The manual says something about using it only if the AP is off. I tried using it that way and it didn't seem to �do anything.?? What is the Pitch Command setting for??

2.) Can't find a Yaw Damper switch!!?? Manual said something about yaw damper working when AP is on??

Man, these old airplanes are like a Rube Goldberg!!

Thanks!

Bruce

Title: Re: Regarding the Flight Director and Yaw Damper.
Post by Markoz on Jul 1^st, 2011 at 3:28pm

1) NO I don't. I can't figure it out. Lou explained it to us, but it's still got me beat. :(

2) Hydraulic Power System, Rudder Switch on OH panel. Next to the the Inboard and Outboard Spoiler Switches. I think.

And a question for you Bruce. Who is Rube Goldberg? :-?

Mark

Title: Re: Regarding the Flight Director and Yaw Damper.
Post by btscott on Jul 2^nd, 2011 at 3:35am

Hi Mark!

Thanks for the reply! (rode my motorcycle all day -- thus the late response)

I'll just use Shift + D for the yaw damper I guess.

Here's the Wikipedia on Goldberg.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg

And here is a modern example of a Rube Goldberg contraption:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w

Hope you are doing okay, Mark!

Bruce