Specifications

DCS

[P-51D Mustang]

COCKPIT

Parking Brake

The Parking Brake handle is located just to the right of the Landing Gear Warning Lights at the

bottom center of the instrument panel.

Figure 61: Parking Brake

To engage the parking brake, pull the parking brake handle out, depress the brake pedals, release

the brake pedals, and then release the parking brake handle. To release the parking brake, simply

depress the pedals.

Never set the parking brake when the brakes are hot. The brake discs may freeze.

Landing Gear Fairing Door Emergency Release Handle

The Landing Gear Fairing Door Emergency Release Handle is located at the bottom of the instrument

panel, adjacent to the Fuel Selector Valve and just above the Hydraulic Pressure Gauge. This handle

can be used in case of hydraulic system failure to mechanically release the hydraulic pressure and

fairing doors after the landing gear handle is placed in the DN (down) position. As the gear is

lowered, yawing the aircraft may be required to ensure the gear locks in position. The release handle

is also used after the aircraft is parked, to release the hydraulic pressure and open the fairing doors.

Opening the fairing doors mechanically locks the Landing Gear handle in the down position.

Figure 62: Landing Gear Fairing Door Emergency Release Handle