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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

3rd Nov 2021, 11:09

Replies: 232

Airplane With The Nicest Handling

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Posted By Uplinker

OMAA, obviously your opinion is 100% valid, but I...

OMAA, obviously your opinion is 100% valid, but I could not disagree with you more :)

A330 is majestic. It is not nimble, but that is not its role - it is like a limousine. I had to teach myself...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

7th Oct 2021, 09:07

Replies: 232

Airplane With The Nicest Handling

Views: 61,097

Posted By Uplinker

Au contraire, mon ami. Here is a cut and paste...

Au contraire, mon ami. Here is a cut and paste from my copy of the Airbus A330 FCOM. Possibly an earlier MSN series than you fly:

"MECHANICAL RUDDER CONTROL
Conventional mechanical rudder control...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

6th Oct 2021, 10:48

Replies: 232

Airplane With The Nicest Handling

Views: 61,097

Posted By Uplinker

my bold. A common misconception and not...

my bold.

A common misconception and not true.

The BAe146 was a dream to fly but you could feel the control servo-tabs struggling and hitting the end stops during very turbulent approaches,...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

5th Oct 2021, 11:05

Replies: 232

Airplane With The Nicest Handling

Views: 61,097

Posted By Uplinker

Depends what the definition of handling is: not...

Depends what the definition of handling is: not necessarily the most aerobatic, or the most feel etc. One might say a Rolls Royce or Bentley limousine handles very nicely - i.e. smooth and effortless...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

2nd Oct 2021, 10:48

Replies: 232

Airplane With The Nicest Handling

Views: 61,097

Posted By Uplinker

Nicest handling was the premise. We are obviously...

Nicest handling was the premise. We are obviously not talking about doing aeros in A330's, but it flies beautifully. It is not nimble, but I wouldn't say sluggish at all - we never need it to do snap...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

1st Oct 2021, 15:07

Replies: 232

Airplane With The Nicest Handling

Views: 61,097

Posted By Uplinker

BAe146 lovely. Owing to the servo tab controls,...

BAe146 lovely. Owing to the servo tab controls, you could really feel what it and you were doing. My best ever landing of all time was in a BAE146. A shocking tragedy that the new version, whose...

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