Aérospatiale SOCATA MS 887 Rallye 125 F-BTRB.
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Here, the Rallye 125 ends its performance by an almost flat final with cut-off engine. I knew a young pilot, just good to fly alone for the first time , who, in front of the completely stunned instructor, took-off and adopted a very high flight angle, climbing with difficults, just enough to do a full circuit with completely flat turns before to land. The instructor was in a great anger, until he had the explanation: during take-off, the guy heard a full metal noise and was unable to move the stick fore... The young boy immediately understood that with the joystick fully back, he had to control all his flight with engine. What he did. Examining the tail with instructor, they found a stone inserted between stabilizer and elevator...I didn't remember what he did with flaps...