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Old 19th Jul 2004, 08:39
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Max Angle,

I was assuming a degree of basic knowledge amongst our readers. Whilst right, I would judge your remark to err on the pedantic side. Also, of course, speed brakes may be used to SAVE fuel, but I'll let everyone work out how...

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Old 19th Jul 2004, 10:42
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Astro, your are quite right, a little pedantic really. The thread just reminded me of a skipper I flew with when I first started, I reached for the speedbrakes in the descent to TFS one day coz I was high, he said something like "it costs five quid every time you pull those". I thought at the time that it was too late, I'd already spent the fiver about 30 miles up the road.
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Old 19th Jul 2004, 22:33
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A fiver in the descent is cheaper than a Go Around!
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Old 19th Jul 2004, 23:18
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Well quite, I pulled them anyway and we got back on the profile.
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I'd estimate speedbrakes get used at least 50% of the time in European airspace.
Christ! That must make takeoff interesting...
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