Wheels up query?
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Wheels up query?
Hi all,
I am not a Fixed wing pilot so hence my question.
About 2 weeks ago around 8am at YPPH I was hovering holding for separation for a QF767 departing off RWY21 with a left hand turn. As I was given onwards clearance with the usual wake turbulance warning I watched the 767 climb away and it seemed like an eternity before it retracted its gear. I am only guessing but it would have been 3000' ft or more before they were tucked away.
I have absolutely no knowledge of Jet ops, limits or SOP's so this is a genuine question, was what I observed 'normal'?
Cheers
TCF
I am not a Fixed wing pilot so hence my question.
About 2 weeks ago around 8am at YPPH I was hovering holding for separation for a QF767 departing off RWY21 with a left hand turn. As I was given onwards clearance with the usual wake turbulance warning I watched the 767 climb away and it seemed like an eternity before it retracted its gear. I am only guessing but it would have been 3000' ft or more before they were tucked away.
I have absolutely no knowledge of Jet ops, limits or SOP's so this is a genuine question, was what I observed 'normal'?
Cheers
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Was it a slow gear retraction- IE one that took a long time after having started not long after take off- or did they leave them down for a couple of minutes after take off. If it's the latter then the thread that benharris is pointing you towards will (eventually) answer your questions.
If it's a slow retraction then it's most probably a Center Air Driven Demand Hyd Pump u/s. You've only got the two electrical ones driving the gear retraction and so both that and the flap retraction are slower than normal. Permissible under the Despatch Deviation Guide. 'Normal'? No.
If it's a slow retraction then it's most probably a Center Air Driven Demand Hyd Pump u/s. You've only got the two electrical ones driving the gear retraction and so both that and the flap retraction are slower than normal. Permissible under the Despatch Deviation Guide. 'Normal'? No.
