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Old 24th May 2015, 08:26
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glofish
 
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It's no harder to turn around than a 773. And we have had a few of them in the grass too. Sh@t happens.
Sure, some T7's and others kissed some grass, but none of them tried to excuse the blunder by boasting how 'difficult' his bird was for such a manoeuvre (citing big Z) :

It takes 55 meters to do a 180° turn and the procedure is a page long. It requires full braking and power on the outboard engine and we never ever have the opportunity to practice if not in the sim.
I've been three years on the thing without ever having to do one.
It may fly like any other Airbus but on the ground it sucks.
If you're not sure of mastering it, if it sucks on ground and you can't train a manoeuvre, why try it then?
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