Re: [Flightgear-devel] Nasal function and keyboard shortcut for autobrake functionality

[James T. <zak...@ma...>]

On 28 Apr 2006, at 14:13, Sava=C5=9F Yatmaz wrote:

> I saw and tested the autobrake functionality on 737-300,and it =20
> works well.I
> can set it with http server or internal property editor.Is there a =20
> plan to
> assign a keyboard shortcut to it?
>
> Nasal func :
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> autobrakeArmedToggle =3D func { if
> (getprop("/controls/flight/autospeedbrakes-armed") =3D=3D "true") {
> 						=
setprop("/controls/flight/autospeedbrakes-armed" , "false");}
> 				else { =
setprop("/controls/flight/autospeedbrakes-armed" , =20
> "true");}
> 			    }

Just to be clear, this looks like an 'auto-spoiler' function, not an =20
autobrake function (which applies the wheel brakes in response to the =20=

weight-on-wheels flag, in a 'clever' fashion, I think it waits for =20
the nose gear to touch before it applies the brakes, whereas some =20
auto-spoilers deploy when the main gear touches)

Assuming this is an auto-spoiler function, it hardly needs a keyboard =20=

shortcut; moving the spoiler lever on the throttle quadrant to the =20
relevant 'armed' position should do it. The autobrakes on the boeings =20=

I'm aware of are activated by a rotary switching on the middle of the =20=

panel (near the main gear lever), which has settings 1-3? and 'Max', =20
which presumably does something .... aggressive ... with the brake =20
application.

H&H
James=