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VC10 Professional – Operations Manual
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Flight Engineer’s station
Nothing in the cockpit is quite as daunting as the Flight Engineer’s station. Panel after panel of switches, dials
and knobs fill the workspace, and for pilots used to modern airliners it can be overwhelming. Fortunately the
Flight Engineer’s station is laid out into logical sections such as electrical, engines and fuel systems.
One of the more unusual elements of the panel is the myriad number of small discs displayed on various panels.
They can be found along the various lines used on the panels to indicate a connection from one system to
another and are known as magnetic indicators. Essentially used to show when a valve or system is open or
closed, they operate, as suggested by their name, magnetically. For example, when you open a fuel transfer
valve, the magnetic indicator will spring from the closed position to the open position as the valve is powered.
These basic little indicators help you visualise what is open and closed. As a rule, they work in the following way:
1. If the indicator is ‘in line’ with the system connection lines, that valve is open.
2. If the indicator is sat across the system connection line, that valve is closed.