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Old 18th Oct 2017, 09:11
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Originally Posted by Cornish Jack
Airclues, yes, you're correct - it was fin height for the upper disc. My 'handling' was all 'sim' time and took a little longer to settle with than the REAL 'Queen', the Tristar. Once adapted, though, it 'felt right' but nothing beats the observer's seat in the Tri!!
TriStar was my first big jet and the learning curve was vertical. I'd have found the Classic more intuitive.
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