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Old 27th Dec 2012, 07:42
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Tarq57
 
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Originally Posted by All-The-Nines

For example, you are going down the runway ready to rotate and realise your elevator control locks are still in. Your natural reaction would tell you to move the trim wheel down, because in the air in a normal scenario this would cause the nose to rise.
I don't know about your natural reaction, but mine would be to close the taps and slam on the brakes, no matter what lay ahead.
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