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Old 1st Jun 2008, 02:14
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Mach E Avelli
 
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If there is an annunciator which tells you that the power is set, say it: e.g. 'N1 TOGA' ; otherwise just 'thrust (or power) set'
Then '80 knots' with a response from the other guy 'checked'
'Vee One'
'Rotate'
'Gear Up'
No need for the positive rate - that is written in the SOP - then:
'Heading Select' (or whatever you want, such as 'LNAV')
At first thrust reduction, either 'N1, bug 210, flap one' or whatever is appropriate to type, or simply:
'Climb thrust (power)'
In other words much the same calls you would make to cover an engine failure so that you don't have to learn two separate procedures - the only difference being climb power is deleted for the engine failure case.
'Flap...' to which the response '...selected' is useful if only to prevent the wrong selection if there are several retraction stages. Nothing much else matters and seems to be talking just to make it sound good on the CVR.
The FDR captures it all for the enquiry anyway.

Some types may have some other critical thing that has to be said, like on some turbo-props 'Auto-feather armed' as the light comes on with application of power, but in general use as few words as possible.

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