Originally Posted by
RexBanner
Don’t want to start getting too far into it or splitting hairs but regular visitors to Gatwick will know that the difference between making E or FR can easily add quite a significant amount of time onto your taxy time depending on the traffic situation. I completely agree with your point that it’s peanuts but if you’re interested in the minutiae of specifically choosing Flap 3 in order to save 8kg fuel but then you miss a turnoff that then costs you more than 8kgs fuel in the process then that’s missing the bigger picture IMHO.
Never been to LGW, but agree with your last point. If opting for F3 leads to a significantly longer taxi time, you’ve lost the plot.