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Old 20th Nov 2015, 14:05
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finncapt
 
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There was certainly a radio altimeter and yes it is the grey instrument.

I can't recall the standards not having autoland capability, but it was a long time ago.

I do remember the super having an extra 14 1/2? degree flap position and we had a call, after take off at 400ft, "super aicraft flap 14 1/2".

Surprisingly, maybe, there was never a problem with anyone miss calling.

Then again the flight engineer would probably have chopped pnf's hand off before he had a chance to move the lever.

There were also a pair of lock toggle flap isolation switches on FE panel and moving the flap lever probably wouldn't have retracted the flaps as he would have isolated them already!!

I wonder how the RAF handled the difference, between std. and super, in this regard - cue Beags.

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