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Old 16th Sep 2023, 22:08
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Diff Tail Shim
 
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Tragic circumstance. Waddington has traffic lights stopping traffic on the A15 with aircraft landing at that end. No idea if the lights are on for take off. If the airframe and engine components are safe in life, age is not an issue. Engine ate a bird and was trashed? Pilot made correct decision. Seems the effect of ejecting with the equal and opposite force on the airframe caused the nose to be forced down thus shortening its glide path plus pitch down with nobody at controls. Nobody at fault.
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