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Old 19th Jun 2020, 13:50
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CaptainMongo
 
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We have a procedure - wind shear precautions - which is used when wind shear probability may exist, but doesn’t warrant avoidance. This procedure, among other things, requires a Flap3 landing. I recall one flight where it was appropriate to use the precautions and told the FO (who was PF) that he would do a F3 landing. He looked at me bug eyed. (That isn’t what we want to see from a fully qualified pilot performing a normal procedure.)

Our fleet encourages F3 landing for fuel savings and reduced noise footprint. From my experience, less than 5% of pilots fly them with any regularity.



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