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Old 5th September 2012 | 14:13
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Fursty Ferret
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My experience on the A320 is that the aircraft will settle at about 160kts with flap 2 and more or less idle power. At 4 miles drop the gear and the last two stages of flap and at 1000 ft the aircraft is stable with power is coming on nicely. I suspect a 4 degree glideslope would require approach idle only, not an ideal solution.

At 160 kts that's 1100 fpm in calm winds just to stay on the glideslope; 950 ft/min at 140 kts.
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