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Old 24th Feb 2010, 01:18
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Brian Abraham
 
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No point in frightening the horses in these useless speculations. There are greater priorities in simulator training than stressing crews with out of this world emergencies.
I know simulator time is at a premium and crews would like more, but sometimes the dog of fate............. Hawker Siddeley test pilot Desmond Penrose was doing an acceptance flight on a BEA Trident and conducting stalls in the landing configuration when he found the elevators locked solid - caused by an extraneous bolt jamming the controls. Safe landing made using power to control pitch.
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