Originally posted by DarrenBe
Wysiwyg,

If I recall correctly, condition levers control prop rpm, within a range as dictated by the prop governer…

Condition levers control fuel, Propellor levers control prop pitch. Usually there are 3 settings with the condition lever; Off, low idle and high idle. Off obviously shuts off the fuel. Low idle is used turn 99% of aircraft operations. High Idle is used for engine starts and some ground operations that require a faster turbine speed. But it would be no different than running the throttles up a bit as it only adjusts the minimum idle speed so it is rarely used. Moving them to High Idle in flight would have minimal, if no effect on airspeed with the throttles to idle.

The propellor levers control pitch of the props. Full forward gives you min. pitch while bringing the levers back increases the pitch until they go into full feather. In flight pushing the props forward greatly increases your drag and allows for some very steep decents.

Some new aircraft models do away with the condition levers and use other means to which introduce fuel and shut it off. Another feature is the elimination of the propellor levers and incorporate them into the throttle and have them automatically adjust according to their position. I believe that the Do328 also has this type of system.

That’s about all I can remember of the turboprops. 🙂

Originally posted by martin_EGTK
…at the top of the no-no list is inflicting your personal opinions on others.

Egads, that limits the conversations now doesn’t it.

Now that CRM has been in place for about 20 years we’re starting to see a backlash from it. It’s initial purpose was to tear down the walls between crew members and open up communications. Now crew members are more than likely to overstep their bounds and are starting to create another set of problems. We joked in our recurrent training that they’ll have to start putting us all through reverse-CRM training. We laughed but the trainers didn’t laugh as hard.

What equipment could they possibily been taking a picture of that isn’t a 3 generation old castoff from some other country? Plus, as long as they were standing on public grounds how can it be a crime? If the government plans on flying their military equipment over me and my buddies as we stand on a nearby road that isn’t my fault, is it?

All I’m getting when I click the link is an airliners.net banner. Can someone post a new link?