I am a flight instructor and flight sim nerd and am gonna bother you guys with my question because I cannot find it anywhere on the internet...
I would love to know what the Vref30 approach speed is for a 777-200 and/or 200 ER at an average landing weight.
It seems that the maximum landing weight of the 200ER can be as high as 470,000 lbs...
If any 777 drivers see this and would be so kind, what is an example of an average weight you often land at and the associated Vref speed?
If you could give me speeds for a couple weights (I know you guys don't memorize this stuff!) so I could interpolate that would be even better.
Here is a very interesting Boeing article about choosing whether or not to make an overweight landing in an emergency:
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aer...7_article3.pdf
page four has a graph with abnormal Vref speeds for 767-300ER, MD-11, 777-200ER and 747-400 for use with landing weights in excess of MLW.
Since the airlines aren't hiring (not even 135 freight) I'm passing time with flight sim (and some VERY part-time flight instruction)!
Can anyone here tell me Vref at a typical weight (or more)?
Thank you!!
Matt in Jet City (Seattle, WA, USA)
1287/265 multi