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Old 30th Oct 2014, 05:01
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Hornet NATOPS Inadvertent ejections advice Runway Landings

For 'sandiego89': I was astonished to read this WARNING (will robinson) in the NATOX for the Hornet the other day:

FnA18-A/B/C/D NATOPS USN Field Landing Advice (runways)
...WARNING
"Commanding full aft stick deflection with the ejection seat within 1.75 inches of the top limit can cause the lower ejection handle to snag on the air-to-air weapon select switch and result in inadvertent ejection. In particular, during stabilator braking after a full stop landing the control stick should be pulled back only the minimum required distance to command full stabilator authority. Inadvertent ejections have occurred after stabilator braking when the pilot has released full aft stick."
http://info.publicintelligence.net/F18-ABCD-000.pdf (18Mb)
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