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Second reheat ({{Key press|CTRL-f}}) is only effective below 15,000 feet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level mean sea level], and use should be limited to 3 minutes. | Second reheat ({{Key press|CTRL-f}}) is only effective below 15,000 feet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level mean sea level], and use should be limited to 3 minutes. | ||
==== Other Things to be Aware of | ==== Other Things to be Aware of ==== | ||
Getting into the yellow range of the AoA indicator results in a high chance of getting into a spin. Getting into the red range of the AoA indicator is not healthy. | * '''Angle of Attack''': Getting into the yellow range of the AoA indicator results in a high chance of getting into a spin. Getting into the red range of the AoA indicator is not healthy. | ||
* '''Compressor stalls''': If indicated airspeed exceeds 1300 km/h, the compressor will stall. You'll notice this from the shaking and the drop of N1 and N2. Recovery is easy: | |||
** Reduce speed | |||
** Pull back the throttle and wait for it to spool back up | |||
* '''Fuel system in negative G''': The fuel system cannot feed the engine under negative G load. The engine will shut down in ~10 sec on mil thrust and ~5 sec with reheat / afterburner on. To recover: | |||
** Stabilise flight | |||
** Press and hold the starter button | |||
=== Weapons Management === | === Weapons Management === | ||