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Old 7th February 2001 | 05:58
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Yes indeed, on the early B707 aircraft with a parallel yaw damper, the rudder pedals moved with the inputs from the yaw damper unit. It was normally switched OFF at 1000 feet AGL before landing and ON after flap retraction on takeoff. If it was a gusty day, these early aircraft were a real handful due to their dutch-roll tendencies. They were rather ah....unstable, to say the least.