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Old 31st Oct 2008, 17:45
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Loose rivets
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When commuting between the US and UK, I occasionally find myself in the rear of a 777. It is always a bad experience.

The yaw damping...at least, I assume that's what's causing it, wags the tail in the lightest of chop. On one occasion, my coffee was slopping 3/4" up the sides of my cup, for hours, for no apparent reason. I've almost reached the stage that if I can't travel near the front, I don't travel.

What the hell sort of aircraft/aircraft operation, is that? The unnecessary stresses on the airframe must sum over the years and be very detrimental.
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