I am aware of the "pitch-up" condition=20 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch-up), but an aerodynamic behavior=20 limited to "Equator-specific ocean weather" is news to me. A reference=20 to the basis of this phenomenon please? On 3/15/2014 6:18 PM, c h wrote: > I don't think the stick was kept back. From what I could imagine, > approaching the Equator over ocean a plane could jump up even with the > stick full forward due to some Equator-specific ocean weather conditions > (quite rare, though). --=20 John Ferrell W8CCW "Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear." - Mark Twain --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .