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Old 7th Jan 2013, 20:36
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flare mode

Guess I didn't read all thru the various laws and such, but found the "flare" mode "upon further review".

Wow! Sucker is basically in "direct" mode with some rate and gee dampening, then requires increasing back stick below 50 feet to maintain or increase pitch. Gotta admit that the mode should make the jet feel just like those of yore.

We didn't have the altitude sensor ( 'bus apparently uses RA), but we had a strong AoA bias with gear down, so you "had to" flare or would just drive onto the rwy at existing pitch attitude.

This should make Lyman and a few others feel all warm, heh heh.
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