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Old 17th Jan 2023, 09:10
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Originally Posted by rmac2
First sensible comment I have seen on the wrong airport/runway speculation. Base to final turn, possibly went through the centreline and then tried to force the aircraft around too quickly. Bottom rudder, touch of opposite aileron and a hard pitch to keep the nose up, classic skidding turn with high AoA, predictable results. Also looks like first stage flap only, reinforcing the assumption of a base to final turn.
So in this situation was a 270 right out of the question - too low/terrain/traffic?
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