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Old 16th September 2011 | 05:42
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B737 Yaw damper

Why does the yaw damper kick off when the IRS; s are turned off
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Old 16th September 2011 | 06:45
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Haha, my vote for the best post of '11 (IFixPlanes' post)

The slightly longer answer: The yaw damper is not a self contained system, it uses IRS attitude and acceleration data to do its job and therefore can't work without it!
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Old 16th September 2011 | 06:52
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Would you continue running with eyes closed?
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