1) I am not a pilot, but I was led to believe that when a pilot of a big commercial airliner looks up the RTOW for his departure runway out of the relevant performance manual, he could also get the FLEX Thrust setting and the Flap setting required for that runway.
I just wanted to clarify that an Airbus pilot, for example, can't simply select a flap setting for takeoff at his own discretion, he would use the flap setting stipulated in the booklet.
Or would he? Little bit confused...
2) I heard recently of a TCX flight that had to divert to a German airfield between somewhere sunny and Birmingham, because the pilots hadn't calculated enough fuel for the trip. I wanted to know, how the HELL that could ever happen - surely you've basically got the fuel required printed right there in front of you on the NAVLOG. If the Navlog was at fault, how could this happen?
Any help greatly appreciated
