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Old 16th Jul 2010, 04:19
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Your impressions of it's handling will be coloured by what you have flown before. You might like it since it sounds like you have mostly flown smaller, relatively unstable Aircraft.


Coming off the B727 I found it to be a major dissapointment, relatively unresponsive and heavy in roll while being overly sensitive in Pitch.


You will need to trim all the time, with that long fuselage and relatively tiny horizontal tail you don't really have the pitch authority or stability that an Aircraft of this size should have.


There is a long delay in spool up on the engines, the longest I have ever seen on any, reasonably modern jet and it can be tricky to keep the engines spooled on approach at light weights.


The Airconditioning is very weak and ineffective in hot temperatures and it leaks, yes leaks in the rain, or, worse when you are being deiced. A lap full of glycol is not pleasant as I found out the hard way !



I could go on but it's probably best you just find out for yourself.
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