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Old 24th Sep 2007, 21:13
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Chuck Ellsworth
 
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As an example of how easy it is to missjudge where your wing tips are in relation to the ground when turning that close to the ground in a large jet may I relate an example.

A few years ago I was at the Airbus factory and was getting sim training from one of the Airbus test pilots.

We were having a little contest to see who could do the fastest circuit in the A320.....we had been getting quicker and quicker with each circuit until the test pilot dragged a wing in a turn and it was all over....the sim is spectacular when you drag a wing...f..... near stopped my heart when it crashed.

Chuck.
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