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Old 2nd May 2009 | 05:42
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Runaround Valve
 
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From: Between East and West Poles.
Reduced Thrust Take Off.

I had an fellow Licensed Engineer who became a Flight Engineer. He told me one day, that on a Boeing 747SP going from Sydney to Wellington they used a reduced thrust take off. After gear retraction the Captain called for climb thrust, so he advanced the thrust levers. !!!
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