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Blog: V-Tail Myths And The Truth, As We Know It, So Far

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Air traffic control tapes reveal the enroute controller called out the heading and altitude deviations and instructed the pilot to correct course, and, twice, to descend to 9,000 feet, which the pilot acknowledged both times with “descending to 9,000.” This all unraveled quickly.

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Blog: V-Tail Myths And The Truth, As We Know It, So Far

AV Web

Air Traffic Control tapes reveal the enroute controller called out the heading and altitude deviations and instructed the pilot to correct course, and, twice, to descend to 9,000 feet, which the pilot acknowledged both times with “descending to 9,000.” This all unraveled quickly.

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