Originally Posted by
Bluto
I flew the -88 for a year. Yes, it's a different animal. Yes, it takes some getting used to. The good news is, those new Captains will be getting a lot of experience quickly. When it comes down to it, it's an airplane, not too different from all the other ones out there. The safety record speaks for itself. The system works.
Yup, in every airplane I've ever climbed into, and some times with zero time in type or any instruction in type at all, if you pull back, it goes up.
If you keep pulling back, it comes down!
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The rest is just fluff.
If you can walk away afterwards, great landing!
If they can use the airplane again, EXCELLENT landing!
