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Old 14th Feb 2011, 14:46
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englishal

 
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Very good point Barcli (expensive mod too).

I do not think you appreciate what a sudden change in AoA to a high negative number will do to your flying.
I've done a fair bit of mountain flying in the USA and had some pretty turbulent encounters at reasonable altitude and have had the plane climbing at 1500 fpm at zero power then "plummeting" at 1500 fpm at full power climb. The last time as my flying buddy said to me "we got the sh*t kicked out of us" and it was one flight that I was glad was over. It was exceedingly hard work. I think had the wind been strong then it could have been a factor, but Barcli's point is a very good one....
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