Originally Posted by Empty Cruise
Our manual says all L+TE devices UP, stab trim full forward. Empty
Agreed that that is what the book says. I deice aircraft in ARN and I must admit that as our airline now has a policy of setting take off flaps before taxy, I advise the crew that in moderate to heavy snow to set the flaps before deicing. They usually agree that this is a good idea.
On a related point, most operators says that when landing on a contaminated runway you should leave the flaps down for inspection. My experience is that on the B737 and MD80 this is a good idea because the flaps are in the line of fire from the wheels, but on the B757 B767 A320 B777 B747, then there is never any contamination from the landing. However if it is snowing then snow builds up on the exposed flaps and needs deicing. It is my opinion that this procedure is a waste of time. Any comments welcome.