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Old 15th July 2004 | 04:48
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411A
 
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When operating TriStar equipment into limiting airfields with shorter runways and gusty wind conditions, I generally used autothrottle, with the speed set at Vref.
On final at 500agl, it was not unusual to see the airspeed at Vref+25, but crossing the threshold, the speed was Vref+5, nearly every time.
In fact, this is a Lockheed recommended procedure...and it worked good.
Of course, the TriStar was designed as a CATIII aircraft from the outset, so the autothrottle was very accurate.
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