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Old 4th Nov 2020, 05:37
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Ascend Charlie
 
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Somebody mentioned an electric hydraulic pump?

I would prefer one driven off the main txmsn. Works better after an engine / electrics failure, you don't want to be like the old B47s where an engine failure also meant hydraulics off.

With the fore/aft collective, which way is power? Pulling back, sort of like pulling up, or pushing forward like a throttle in a jet? Some muscle retraining needed I reckon. The video refers to the target buyer as somebody with a lot of money but unlikely to fly more than 50 hours a year. Does anybody think that a private pilot in a performance machine like this, flying an hour a week, will not join the statistics in a shortish time?
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