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Old 28th Feb 2019, 07:56
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Originally Posted by ATC Watcher
I do not know how old this video is and apologies if it has been discussed before , but purely out of curiosity can you put reverse in flight on the MD80 . I know you could do it on the DC8 on the inboards to increase rate of descent , or even on all 4 on the CV990, but never heard it of newer types .
video here : MD80 reverse
Hi,

in addition to the above, although I believe that on the MDs it is possibile to deploy the reverse at low radio alt, in this specific video You can see the aircraft experiencing a low bounce and then deploying the reversers.
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