Avro RJ-85 Flex Thrust
Wondering if any European operators are using "Flex Thrust" takeoff settings? We have just begun using new procedures that reduce REDU takeoff power to as low as assumed temps up to 50c . This turns the great performing A/C into a real slug. Watching the end of the runway come up is something we are not used to. Mgt tells us to "have faith" all of the numbers work.. I'd like to see their faces at the end of a long t/o run with the trees comming up fast!
I'm sure their motivation is to save fuel/engines. However, as soon as we go to CLIMB NORM the N1 INCREASES... Doesn't make sense to me.
Any comments?