Originally Posted by
SuperAerobat
Dare I ask.... just out of shear curiosity... how much bank does it take to scrape a pod? I've heard as much as 7 degrees and as little as 3. Haha and I thought the CRJ2 was touchy with 8 degrees of bank!
It depends on pitch attitude and gear compression (if any). Also the -8 vs the -400. So yes, there are lots of numbers floating around.
"not much" is a good, broad answer. That said, a lot of pod strikes seem to be on the downwind side, so a few degrees down on upwind side is, IMO, a good idea.