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Old 06-30-2020, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Adlerdriver View Post
Funny. I guess the -100 was a "binary" AB? Either on or off and no in-between.
AB wasn’t variable, but the basic engine was while in burner. AB light-off wasn’t always exactly when you hoped, worked 95% of the time, but an AB in the weather, it’d surprise you. Throttle response was like the Tweet, slow. “Pilot to Engine, more power, please”. “Engine to Pilot, gimme a sec”.
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