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jtrain609 · January 13th, 2008, 18:18

Throwing out boards under about 500' in my jet (maybe even 1,000' AGL, I couldn't tell you what their limit is because I've never used them inside the marker) would be, as far as I can tell, a very, very, very bad idea. Throwing them out over the numbers? Damned near suicidal. Would you REALLY want the airplane retrimming itself while having that much of a loss of lift that close to the ground?

I dunno about other aircraft, but it seems like a REALLY bad idea after the experience I've had in my aircraft, and come to think of it I haven't sat in the back of any jet where the guys up front are using boards inside the marker.

Anybody else have similar experiences?

January 13th, 2008, 18:18	#13
jtrain609 Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Park City, UT Posts: 12,322	Re: Personal Jets (VLJ's) Throwing out boards under about 500' in my jet (maybe even 1,000' AGL, I couldn't tell you what their limit is because I've never used them inside the marker) would be, as far as I can tell, a very, very, very bad idea. Throwing them out over the numbers? Damned near suicidal. Would you REALLY want the airplane retrimming itself while having that much of a loss of lift that close to the ground? I dunno about other aircraft, but it seems like a REALLY bad idea after the experience I've had in my aircraft, and come to think of it I haven't sat in the back of any jet where the guys up front are using boards inside the marker. Anybody else have similar experiences? __________________