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Old 22nd February 2007 | 11:24
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oceancrosser
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Our company recently changed the procedure for B757-200 to normally use flaps 25 for landing. Reason is fuel savings and less noise (plus less wear on flap mechanism). Backside is only 2 knots of higher Vref and maybe about 1 degree of higher body angle on landing.
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