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Old 30th August 2008 | 14:30
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Rainboe
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No. Wrong! Don't transfer control law from a PC joystick to heavy metal! It doesn't work like that. You fly as if the cabin crew are pouring tea down the back over people, which they probably are! You need a small amount to induce a roll, then you take it almost off, but you should barely be able to see it. I once had a new copilot who seemed to want to fly a 737 like a fighter- I said if you keep flying like that I would take over. Hopefully he is flying sensibly now, with finesse. The 747 flies like any other, it is not a supertanker in the air! With a little finger you can induce a roll or pitch change. I said to new pilots on it they would want to handle it absurdly gently- they must fly it like any other plane. When you are flying it, you are no more aware of inertia than flying a 737.
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