Originally Posted by
BraceBrace
As a pilot who flies combination of Classic and NG today I find the NG a classic fuselage with a misdesigned wing, leading to unworkeable flaps/speed schedules. Ie, the aircraft needs flaps 5 on the glide, but the speed can be ridiculously low for that flap setting. And I will revert to "classic" speed schedules, flying flaps 5/180 or 170 on the glide. But I wouldn't go any higher with flaps out...
I only have couple of thousand hours on the NG, so I'm not going to claim I know everything (or anything for that matter), but what's wrong with flying the manuevering speeds for any flap settings?