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Old 19th Nov 2015, 16:10
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Bengerman
 
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The discussion re AOB limits is as revealing as it is interesting.
I certainly remember flying with pilots who would react like a wounded elephant if airspeed was a knot or two above the limiting extension speed and the other pilot requested "Gear Down" but the same pilot would think nothing of exceeding the AOB limit at low level.
Why would such an attitude exist?
Are limits not limits? Are they there only for the guidance of (apparently!) wise men, or are they there for a reason?
I was always very suspicious of a pilot who selected which limits he deemed to be worthy of his attention and others which he happily ignored!
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