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Sucker born every minute - stepping up to an old turbine.

Has it got a Mapco?

Darley Moor, Gamston (UK)

Getting to the front seats seems like a PITA. Is it?

Mainz (EDFZ) & Egelsbach (EDFE), Germany

What’s a Mapco?

Think chair is slid forward in that shot, Bosco.

A Mapco is the hot water tank for making coffee.

Darley Moor, Gamston (UK)

Cool Plane, so much Space and Power! You are the “man”!

EDAZ

What happens when you push the “Fast Erect” button ?

FAA A&P/IA
LFPN

What happens when you push the “Fast Erect” button ?

The blondes board.

Seriously, my electric AI also has a “Quick Erect” button. It can be used to quickly set the gyro to straight and level, without waiting for the mercury switches and torque motors to do their job.

But IMO it’s relatively useless, as on IFR airports you usually taxi much longer than the gyro takes to erect itself, and the vacuum AI’s I’ve seen don’t need a “Quick Erect” button either.

LSZK, Switzerland

I have one too:

But I have never needed to use it

Administrator
Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom

You need to get a control lock Adam and stop using the seat belts. It looks nasty.

London Area
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