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Old 11-12-2025 | 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by oldsmobubble
Thanks, just curious, I know when the A300 was grounded after the AA rudder issue, we were doing inspections within a few hours, I know with peak coming up, they will need the lift.
I remember the AAMPs instructors first words. “Who here is a Top Gun graduate.”

That was such a bad way to teach maneuvering an airliner. Using the rudder that way, which snapped the tail off the Bus, only really works when pulling G’s.
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