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Old 16th Jul 2009, 22:36
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Airbubba
 
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At least, there is someone out there who actually flies the airplane instead of just jerking on the yoke at some pre-determined airspeed. It probably would have saved SPANAIR at Madrid.
I sure agree with you on this one. Some of the sim folks seem to teach a 2g pull at liftoff to reach target climb speed because it works in the sim. I always rotate a little slow, try gently adjust for the wind and am in no great hurry to yank the plane into the air unless the runway is short.
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