Sarah, you may laugh at the savings on a per flight basis - however in an airline the size of ours it results in a saving of over £3m a year. I don't think that is a figured to be scoffed at.
A snippet from our May newsletter, affirming the position re flap 3 landings.
"In recent issues of the newsletter we have highlighted the Ops Manual B requirements of using Flap 3 as standard for landings (as seen to the left).
It has come to light that some crew are under the impression that there has been a change in stance or SOP regarding the use of Flap 3 – due to a perceived requirement to slow down earlier to achieve a stable approach. This is not the case, and the current SOP to use Flap 3 for normal landings is still active."
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