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Old 6th Sep 2017, 10:04
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Originally Posted by Cilba
For what it's worth, Air Niugini had the "500 feet" call. Even though a conventional checklist had been read and completed, the crew would cross check with each other that gear, flaps and props (turboprops) or gear flaps and liftdumpers (F28) were set.
I believe this was a good procedure, but I haven't seen any other operators use it.
Alive and well

I see eyes darting and people doing these checks to themselves all the time.

My personal TLA is the FUC check; Flaps Undercarriage Clearance - oK
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