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Old 18th September 2010 | 18:05
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con-pilot

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In the Falcon 50 and 900 the packs* are automatically turned off on takeoff and the APU is shut down after third engine start. So all takeoffs are packs and APU off.

* Actually, the bleed valves from the engines are shut automatically, then slowly reopened after takeoff.
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