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Old 23rd Apr 2008, 11:02
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wobble2plank
 
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I seem to remember the 318 LCY requires the speedbrake to be fully deployed and the gear down prior to the commencement of the approach with the spoilers being used as drag/dump devices in a similar way to the Tristar.

The approach is flown to a double flare with the first being at about 300' to achieve a 'normal' flare at the normal height. (doing this from distant memory so the figures could well be wrong!)

Should be a fun approach after a 2 man night trans atlantic crossing from NY!!!!

The 319 into MRS is no problem at all, 4 deg slope gives you about 1000' per min at the threshold, a gentle progressive flare from 50' is no difficulty.

Please don't 'slipstream' the gear!!!! On a light 319 it is sometimes the only way I can slow the bugger down.
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