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Old 05-15-2008, 03:42 PM   #21 (permalink)
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It also had a lot to do with the female pilot freaking out in mid flight and not doing what was needed at the time. A nice little 60-90 degree bank would have killed enought lift to bring the nose down and just repeat the cycle until the problem was solved. A captain on an american 767 a few years back had the same thing happen and since he had previous aerobatic experience, and also thought logically instead of "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH I'm gonn die!!!" emotional and irrational thinking that has no room in aviation, every one on that flight lived. They all puked on each other as a result of the wing overs in the massive bird.
Always so easy to criticize huh? All would have been much better if a cool calm and collected individual such as yourself would have been there... :roll:
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Old 05-15-2008, 04:19 PM   #22 (permalink)
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The problem was that the elevator was rigged wrong and after they left the ground they were pretty much along for the ride. Female/male had nothing to do with it.

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very true.......goodoledays is an idiot.....he must have known those two too, eh?
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