Salute!
Yeah, Saints, seems best thing to do besides relaxing back pressure or even pushing yoke/stick forward is RUDDER, not aileron.
This accident had a quick and severe roll angle and pitch break, and I would have to see the tapes to see what happened first. I am not sure any IP could have recovered other than Yeager or his clone. OTOH, considering the IP's back ground, he may not have been exposed to many departures, especially in the U-2.
I agree it was an IP's worst nightmare. And I throw a nickel on the grass.
Gums sends..
Last edited by gums; 20th Apr 2017 at 20:52.
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