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Old 5th November 2000 | 04:12
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sprucegoose
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B727 definately has a nose up pitching moment with the spoilers deployed. You will need to "check" forward on the control column. I've actually tickled the tail skid on one landing when the nose attitude got a bit high in the flare due to a sudden decrease in headwind ie high sink rate developed. I mistakingly eased the nose up and when the speed breaks deployed I scraped the skid just a smidgen. Got lots of phone calls from the cabin crew down the back! You live and learn.