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Old 19th Feb 2011, 22:14
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Tiger_mate
 
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ask the old and bold from the plastic pig force (who used to go to Stavanger for sims) how many of them could fly a tail rotor failure to a successful landing whilst sober.
Harsh. Especially when between crews training and engineers introducing a default spring loading on said tail rotor and therefore making the symptoms (& actions) predictable, a flight profile previously considered a killer became manageable, and proven when put to the test.

That said, travelling Business Class, enjoying the perks that it brings and being in the Sim on the same day brought home a lesson I remember to this day. .......so not entirely unfair!
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