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Old 11th August 2006 | 12:13
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Volmet South
 
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Are there any that don't leak rain through the escape hatch ?

The windows don't open so you cook in the sun while the FO gets the fumes from the crapper directly behind them.

The hydraulic system is a bloody nightmare.

The airframe collects ice in an instance and the autopilot operation is illogical compared to all other types I know, level busts are easily achieved...

The altitude alert screams at you at excrutiatingly high frequency

The only good bit is the spacious cabin. But that's not much use when you're strapped into your most uncomfortable seat deafend by the engines.

On the approach the nose high attitude seems more unsettling than in other types, you feel like one of the thunderbirds: hanging on a thread, dangling, regardless of the flap setting.

ATC: D8-300 can you increase ROC?
D8-300: Err, we can give you 700fpm if that helps?
Actually, thinking about it: It's quite a crap aircraft.
To land it is easy. Any aircraft is easy to land once you get the hang of it.
One can tell a jet pilot, who has been on the Dash before, screw up his low and swept wing jet landing because he thinks the D8 is the be all and end all.
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