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Old 18th November 2002 | 14:23
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411A
 
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Generally, from a practical point of view, gear and flaps (full) and speed at the flap limit, throttles closed. Some types allow spoilers in this case, but beware, sometimes very large rates of descent can develop.
But a better idea is to plan ahead a little better, ATC cooperating, of course.
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