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Old 19th Aug 2010, 15:14
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MartinCh
 
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"The Final Countdown", there's a brief glimpse of the slip string on an F14 Tomcat which always makes me smile.
Let's not imagine what'd the aerodynamic forces do on jet fighter if flying badly uncoordinated.

I recall (from my meagre experience, PPLH training not so long ago) bashing circuits in R22 in SVFR weather with some drizzle - less RT chatter from FW VFR training, that I found it bit hard to take off, speeding up and climbing, while the wet strings stuck to window slowly bothered to work about 50-60kts. Unfortunately, no ball to look at. Flying gliders, I prefer string, keeping eyes out (although there isn't any ball usually anyway).

Shawn's book is nice. Have to start reading it up for part-66 mod 12 which I'd like to pass over next year or two.
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