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Old 13th Apr 2021, 13:07
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Fursty Ferret
 
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Someone tell me, what is the reasoning behind landing a 79 tonnes jet at 12 kts higher speeds than necessary, by using F3?
Was always flap 3 for me on an A321 if performance permitted. Handling characteristics are great, and 160-to-4 is much easier if you only have to lose 5-10kt.

Also helped that you could vacate at a high speed exit further down the runway so you had a shorter taxi.

I was told that the trade-off between brake wear and fuel use is pretty thin. But since they're not my brakes it didn't bother me.
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