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Old 19th Mar 2003, 17:46
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SOPS - I do not quite undertstand your logic? I assume you realise I am referring to ground holding, otherwise the engine flow rate would avoid any over-filling of a wing tank?

Putting centre tank pumps on with lowish contents before take-off WILL give you a large fuel imbalance in the climb due to the location of the 2 centre tank pumps and their different flow rates. Therefore in my experience it is normal to leave these pumps off at certain fuel states until some point in the climb/cruise.
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