Originally Posted by
FCeng84
In the Sioux City event, I believe Al and his crew found that they had to fly rather fast to be able to maintain pitch trim. I also recall that they were only able to turn in one direction so had to be creative with their line-up. That event is a huge tribute to how quickly and effectively pilots who understand the physics of their airplanes can innovate on the fly and make do with a very crippled bird.
Capt Haynes seemed to think it was an even bigger tribute to sheer luck.