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Old 23rd May 2009 | 20:19
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CONF iture
 
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Absolutely !
Using paper charts, options are regularly reviewed, very convenient, it is done in a glimpse of an eye.
More complicated when runway is contaminated, but that's the exact time it HAS to be done.
Now, if the laptop makes things more tricky, maybe it's not an improvement ...

AirBusted320, there is no "Hidden Danger in LPC Calculations" the way EMIT put it. The Danger comes from NOT challenging through an INDEPENDENT calculation what your partner put in the FMC.

A few knots or degrees of flex mistake is not a big deal, 100 tonnes mistake on your TOW is.
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