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Old 15th Sep 2011, 05:23
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ReverseFlight
 
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how and when to pull for the best
When the a/c is clean, green dot gives best L/D ratio for the furthest glide and min RoD. One thing I don't understand is once slats/flaps are pulled, how do you judge your best glide speed without the green dot ?

QRH just says "MIN APPR SPEED ... 150 kts".
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