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Old 08-10-2007 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by seaav8tor
According to the FDR, the rudder pedals moved from 1.7 inches right to 1.7 inches left, 1.7 inches right, 2.0 inches right, 2.4 inches left, and 1.3 inches right between 0915:52 and 0915:58.5. Also, the FDR showed that the control wheel moved 64º to the right at 0915:51.5, 78º (full) to the left at 0915:53.5, 64º to the right at 0915:55.5, and 78º to the left at 0915:56.5.
Just something I heard from an AA pilot in my crashpad. But didn't they conclude that those rudder movements would not have been able to be manipulated that much, nor that many times by a pilot in 6.5 seconds?
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