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Old 19th Nov 2013, 11:36
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Chris Scott
 
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vilas,

I think PJ2 illustrated here some time ago that the Airbus UAS procedure was confusing; even potentially misleading. One hopes it has now been clarified.

Pilots need to understand better the basic mechanics of how their a/c fly. I'm not talking about complex aerodynamics. For example, if you pitch your a/c up 5 degrees in the cruise, it will soon start to climb at that angle (before it slows down appreciably). That's about 4000 ft/min initially. Do youngsters realise things like that nowadays?

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