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Old 30th September 2003 | 00:54
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Cap 10b/c

Bad news for CAP 10 enthusiasts.....

Last Thursday the DGAC issued an AD that limits the CAP 10B to +4.3g when flown dual (+5g solo). If you exceed it, further flight is forbidden. Given the light stick forces in the CAP 10, 4.3g is easily exceeded.

A few days before that, they issued a recommendation that pilots of the new carbon-winged CAP10C shouldn't use negative g and descend at the same time, due to the inverted stalling characteristics of the wing - which apparently need further investigating. Apparently this problem manifested itself when a pilot was pushing forward from level flight to inverted.... not a situation where you want an unexpected accelerated stall.

I hope the problems are resolved soon.

AF (a CAP fan!)
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