Originally Posted by
India Four Two
How did that get approved? I thought that reverse thrust wasn't factored into landing distance calculations.
While it's true that you can't take credit for reverse in scheduling performance, use of the technique was clearly considered to be prudent.
Originally Posted by
Discorde
IIRC (after 38 years) for short landings reverse idle was selected during the flare, then increased as required after touchdown.
You may well be right about that. It was, as you say, a long time ago.
Originally Posted by
Tu.114
Did that come with other operational requirements, like a slight increment to Va, increased power on #2 or a different flare technique? Or was the (presumably) firm arrival intended to happen?
I don't know what effect, if any, it had on scheduled speeds, but I can vouch for the fact that every T3 landing I experienced on 13 or 31 at EDI was reassuringly firm, to say the least.