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Old 10th June 2006 | 15:43
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Old Smokey
 
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As long as you can maintain up to 150 Lb pressure on the rudder Mac, the aircraft is perfectly controllable, and doesn't "crab horribly". That's the certification requirement, or at least it used to be in the era that 411A speaks of. It may have reduced in more recent times, but frankly I don't know if this is so.

150 Lb would exceed the total body mass of some smaller build pilots, I remember smiling whilst watching a small pilot doing assymetric training on a DC4, he had to lift his bum right out of the seat to apply his whole body weight to the rudder.

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Old Smokey
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