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Element 113

113◔›
Pc
Pace

Change the tempo or the care, not the direction.

effort · speed bug · fast mode

First known

From a history

1956Autothrottle speed mode: the throttle moves to hold a set target speed, on airliners since 1956.

See also: MCP sampling's cost, speed and intelligence priorities, Nov 2024.

Dated by a reputable history or a participant's own account. The source.

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Specimen № 113 — operate freely

Send it off, then work the lever. Try one run careful and one in a hurry.

Fig. 113 — Pace

000 readings · idle

Down the Adjust column

  1. it followsDDial
  2. it targetsRzResize
  3. it remembersSbScrub
  4. it connectsRaRate
  5. it guessesTkTweak
  6. it actsPcPace

Read down and Dial gets heavier: each step is the same act, on a machine that keeps track of more.

Bodies

The act stays put while the hardware changes. These are some of the forms Pace takes.

  • effort
  • speed bug
  • fast mode