Originally Posted by
Check Airman
Vilas is right (of course). I learned the hard way that the rudder pedals are best left alone in an Airbus. Thankfully, only my ego was bruised.
Repeated rudder reversals is a no-no anyway. That accident taught a lot of us a bit more about Va than we thought we knew.
Yeah, the outcome of AA587 was a real surprise for most A300 operators.
Well, not only A300 in the aftermath....