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Old 18th May 2004 | 04:43
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Milt
 
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Ground Effect Compensation

All depends how it is done.
Expect that if the TPs have done their jobs properly then there will be insignificant feel of the compensation input by the pilot especially if the controls are FBW.

Used to fly a heavy delta which had auto mach trim from 0.88 Mach No through to 0.98. No movement of the stick and nothing felt as the elevators were progressively adjusted to take out an increasing nose down pitch.

It's difficult to feel the onset of ground effect as it comes in gradually. Most pilots call it float and handle it instinctively following experience on type.
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