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Old 2nd January 2011 | 16:35
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TyroPicard
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You have to love PPruNers .. dogmatic answers from their own narrow viewpoint.

In a 3 or 4-engined aircraft above specific TOW you do need to retract the flaps ASAP, so that if another engine fails you are flying fast enough to survive on the remaining one/two.

In a twin this is not a consideration. As NoD pointed out, the A320 has a procedure entitled "IMMEDIATE VMC LDG FOLLOWING ENG FAILURE ON T/O" which involves remaining at FLAP 1 for a visual circuit.
I have no knowledge of other modern twins, but many years ago, on suitable days, a BAC-111 skipper used to finish his EFTO briefing with "but in reality I will level off at a thousand feet, turn downwind and land...."

So my answer is... it depends.
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