David Megginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

> I've added a new property, /controls/parking-brake (also available
> through FGControls).  For both JSBSim and the YASim C172, this
> property overrides the toe brakes for the main gear (actually, for
> YASim, it is just added then clamped).  
> 
> The 'B' key now toggles the parking brake on and off.  There are a
> couple of 2D panel issues we'll need to address:
> 
> 1. the brake indicator light no longer works, because it's tied to the
>    nosewheel (which has no brake); and
> 
> 2. we need to provide some visual cue that the parking brake is set,
>    probably by adding a parking brake instrument at the bottom of the
>    panel (of course, the inability to taxi without full power should
>    be a clue).
> 

For the 2D panel it seems it would be fine to just tie the current brake "light" 
to that parking-brake property.  It doesn't really need to come on when
regular braking is applied does it?

Best,

Jim

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