'Can we get to the rudder control without going across the deck?'
She could fly just fine with shoes, but bare feet gave her more rudder control.
The 727, which uses a similar rudder control, is the second most widely used model, with more than 1,700 in service.
Data whipped around and straight back into the confrontation, but- "We are losing rudder control," he said.
"I have rudder control, but I still can't raise or lower the nose."
The lower rudder control module's cast metal housing had broken.
A near miss exploded beneath me with such violence that my feet jumped off the rudder controls.
His other hand steadied, then reversed the rudder control.
The crew lost rudder control but successfully landed on June 9, 1996.
The wheel up front is the rudder control.