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Old 21st March 2013 | 17:54
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main_dog
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From: Krug departure, Merlot transition
I had the good fortune to fly the same airframes Old Fella did, albeit in the last three years of their operational lifetimes... they may have been twenty-year-old airframes and probably not performing as well as the tables and graphs suggested, but no autobrake/full reverse after touchdown and a smooth, gentle application of brakes below 100 kts was definitely the best way to go on the -200, especially in BOM or DXB in the summer.

I miss the old girl, but with the -400's carbon brakes life is so much easier!

MD
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