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Location: Charlottesville Va
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A930Rocket
Anybody read about the flight leaving Hawaii? I got up to about 3000 feet and dropped fast to about 800 feet. No cause mentioned, but the pilots are scheduled for extra training.
What happened?
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Speculation from pilots on the web is a severe downdraft. The pilots likely got the extra training b/c they overloaded the plane g wise on the recovery-g limit is 2.5 and they hit 2.6, requiring an expensive inspection.
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