No flap take off in a heavy 767?
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While flying the DC-10 for Laker, a certain pilot I know happened to be positioning as a passenger on one of their new A300s. Seated behind the trailing edge, he was concerned to see no apparent takeoff flaps set as they approached the holding point. He rushed up to the flight-deck, yanked the door open and yelled "FLAPS!!" To which he got the reply "Flap if you want, John, we don't need 'em - only the leading edges!" Embarrassed, John returned to his seat - but what would you have done?
Makes you think that perhaps an explanatory p.a. to the passengers might be in order.
At least this was one bit of technical know-how that John had tucked away, when years later, with another airline, he found himself on the A300-600R!
Makes you think that perhaps an explanatory p.a. to the passengers might be in order.
At least this was one bit of technical know-how that John had tucked away, when years later, with another airline, he found himself on the A300-600R!
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Yep, probably a Flap 1 takeoff, heres a flap 1 takeoff from EHAM http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1000447/L/
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Just ran the figures in the rerformance calculator for the 762ER. With Flaps 1 you can takeoff with less power than with flaps5 (45 degrees instead of 40degrees assumed). The program calls Flaps1 the optimum setting for 36L EHAM with 15kts headwind. 
