Blackbird Sims / Milviz Forum Archive

The actual T-38A speed brake is deployed (OPEN) when the throttle thumb switch is AFT. Our MILVIZ T-38 depicts it in reverse. The controls work properly, and when programmed through the throttle switches, feel correct... but...

The "Picture" in the cockpit shows the "Boards" switch up when they are down, and vice versa. The outside views of the surfaces are correct, however.

Not sure I can fix this....we lost the ADV modeldef animation script in a harddrive crash before we could get it onto our backup servers. Best I can suggest is rely on your hardware.

The animations work correctly... except that if you tell it to extend, the throttle button moves forward. Tell it to retract, and the button smoothly slides to the aft position. The physics and control surfaces all move and look correctly.

It seems like a silly thing except that in many checklist and preparatory modes of flight (like before extending the gear) it is standard policy for the front seater to report "Speed Brake centered and up" to prevent speed brake "creep". (Nothing worse than a creepy speed brake...)

Actually, Jon was referring to the button's animation in the sim, not the speedbrakes themselves.