We have received a few support emails regarding an apparent weird cockpit noise that can be heard at take-off and touchdown.
In case you too are wondering what that sound is, it is the Flight Idle Gate snapping shut:
The Dash 7’s Flight Idle Gate is designed to prevent the thrust levers being moved into reverse by accident during flight. It is automatically triggered by the wheels leaving the ground at take-off, the wheels touching the ground upon landing.
This was info provided to us by Air Tindi, who currently operate the largest real world fleet of Dash 7s. The sound you hear was taken from an actual real world flight in the Air Tindi Dash 7 cockpit and is 100% authentic.
Jerome