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Old 11th Apr 2002, 10:23
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wysiwyg
 
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B757 has a CAA imposed restriction of 500' aal before autopilot engagement (I seem to remember Boeings limitation is 200') for take off. The 757 does not need to have the (coupled) autopilots taken out until the very end of the landing roll in order to vacate the runway.
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