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Old 7th Dec 2008, 01:38
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DC-ATE
 
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PantLoad has pretty well got it figured out.

Another thing you can try is descending at 350 to 12,500. Reduce to 1000FPM. At 10T you'll be right at 250. Simple. Continue down at 1500FPM. Slow to 200 at 3000AG. Select Flaps 1, 2, 5, 10, 15 as the speed gets to the appropriate spot.

All this at Idle, and assuming ATC is no problem.

As you cross the Marker, throw the gear out and select Flaps 25. Slide down the G/S and at 1000AG go to F30. At 500 AG, F40. If it wasn't for the "stabilized approach" procedure now used by everyone (I think) you could have landed without ever having to have touched the throttles (excuse me.....thrust levers!) from 35,000 feet!

Unfortunately, I guess you'll never get to try this all the way to touchdown these days. But, the -37 is a great little machine. Spent nine years on it in both seats.

BTW, this only works on the -200. The -300 takes a little more fiddling. I'm sure all the later models would be the same as the -300. Only spent a short time on the -300.
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