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Old 08-27-2008 | 09:06 PM
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Flew the 35 (C-21) for a while in Germany. Interesting what was said about having to go full yoke foreward after an engine failure on the runway. The placement of the engines in the Lear are above the waterline, so a reduction in thrust will cause a pitch-up. Don't remember having to go full foreward on V1 cuts (always held some foreward pressure until rotate anyways), but the fact that the aircraft would flare for you as you pulled power either made for nice landings or PIOs when guys over controlled. The only thing that could be considered dangerous about the airplane was the fuel system. It was easy to find yourself with a significant imbalance in the tip tanks very quickly while crossfeeding (typically during engine-out work). We managed to kill a few crewmembers that way.
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