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Old 1st Dec 2004, 10:34
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Notso Fantastic
 
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Different airlines have different procedures, even for the same aeroplanes. It seems airline Technical departments can't wait to put their individual 'stamp' on operating procedures for a type when they enter service!
It does matter what type you talk about. The actual speed you want to fly at will usually be determined by the autothrottle controlling internal curser set from the MCP. But you still need the actual Vref displayed- done automatically on the 747 and by a bug on some models 737. Referenced on that, you need flap extension speeds displayed- bugs on early models and automatically displayed on later models. Operators can't even agree standard landing flap settings for the same type!
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