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Old 21st Sep 2007, 07:01
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BEagle
 
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Agree with you Chuck!

Even though I was never a display pilot, if showing off the jet when departing from somewhere, my rule of thumb was never to have more bank than pitch below 500 ft aal on take-off - and make everything smooth. The aircraft looked much more graceful in a 15 deg climb with 15 deg AoB in any case..... Gently pitch and roll to 15/15, then roll gently out on departure heading and keep climbing. Didn't break any rules or hazard anyone.

Racking into a low level turn before climbing away, as seen in the A310 video, is highly dangerous. Period.
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