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Old 20th September 2010 | 19:29
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B Fraser
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The turn was pretty normal however we were at 5,000 feet and probably had no flap. The point of the exercise was to demonstrate what could go wrong if your mind wasn't on the job in hand. I said 50 kts as that was the last speed I remembered given the instruction was to let the speed decay and turn when told. The Chipmunk snap rolled which was rather fun. I don't remember clearly if it rolled towards the turn or away as it was a few years ago. Logic suggests it was towards the turn however it may well have been otherwise. In any case, it was an opportune moment to demonstrate absolute respect for airspeed in the last stages of an approach.

If you're paying for the fuel, I'd be happy to repeat it
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