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I used to fly the Fairchild Metroliner and it didn't have a yaw damper.
The junk-stream is probably the same.  A yaw damper keeps the aircraft
coordinated at all times so the pilot can fly with his feet on the floor
instead of the rudder.   Without one - a long aircraft will swing all over
the sky.  Sit over the wing to minimize effect.  It's not the pilot's
fault - it's just a fact of life in 19 seater's.

BTW - GO DAWGS!

Thomas C. Winsor
Class of 94'

Paul Gore wrote:

> Perhaps some of you more experienced (e.g., CFI/ATP's) could answer
> this question. I live in Southern Illinois and am often forced to fly
> a local commuter airline out of a local airport to catch big
> commercial flights in St. Louis.  The commuter service utilizes Jet
> Stream 80's? (they are twin turbos with 2 in the cockpit and 18 or 19
> passengers - load from the rear of the fuselage...).  I have been on
> at least 10 flights now with different pilots and different wx
> conditions.  This airplane is a YAW MONSTER!  During climb especially,
> this plane must yaw left right left right left right up to several
> feet in a rythmic pattern for minutes at a time.  Tell me - are these
> pilots exercising their calf muscles for fun or is this an inherent
> characteristic of the plane - if the plane - why does it happen.

--
Thomas C. Winsor


