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Old April 9th, 2006, 20:18   #157
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Originally Posted by BobDDuck
On the CRJ (200 anyways) it really wasn't too bad. Just a distinct rumble and shake from the back. I remember when getting a briefing on the Citation that the ONLY immediate action item I need to know was to press the TR stow button if I saw it light up. In the RJ it isn't even an action item and the plane will keep flying on autopilot in a slight slip.
Yeah, the memory list items for T/R deployment is pretty short; basically hit the stow switch to emer, disengage the autopilot, make sure the throttle has come to idle, slow to 150 knots to allow the hydraulics to close the bucket, and clean your shorts. It'll sure get your attention in the Citation sim if one deploys when you are at cruise speed (slow as that may be in the Citation). I had 60+ degrees of bank and it was increasing fast before we could even hit the stow button. The instructor said that a good number of people end up close to inverted, and some just continue the roll all the way around. Fun ride.
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