Originally Posted by JohnBurke

. . . It took about 70 lbs of constantly force on the rudder, even trimmed out, to hold, in the PB4Y, with an unfeathered outboard engine. Given that the ham standard props didn't always feather, the examiner was within his scope to refuse to allow the pilot to feather the prop, and a ride that went on for some time carrying 70 lbs of force on that rudder the entire time, was exhausting. Go try that for a full blown checkride for two hours. The attitude of the applicant could play into how that ride goes and it may go well, or it may be a hard time.
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