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Old 4th Mar 2016, 16:35
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Herod

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After landing yours truly retracts the flaps to clean from Full and 3 at once as per training.
Surely, flap retraction is not done until clear of the runway. It prevents the gear being selected by mistake. I once had the "pleasure" of ferrying a slightly bent aeroplane following just that. The aircraft had bounced on landing, the FO selected the gear instead of the flap, and....
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