767/757 Landing flaps 25 ??
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767/757 Landing flaps 25 ??
Hello all,
In light of the rising fuel $$$$ our company is toying with the possibility changing the recommended landing flaps setting from 30 (Boeing recommendation's) to 25(FAA legal).
I Would like to hear your educated opinion on this matter.
Thanx
TC
In light of the rising fuel $$$$ our company is toying with the possibility changing the recommended landing flaps setting from 30 (Boeing recommendation's) to 25(FAA legal).
I Would like to hear your educated opinion on this matter.
Thanx
TC
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From: Australia
Folks,
Read all the Boeing material very carefully, and in anything but a -200, be really, really careful not to bang the tail into the dirt.
Having "been there, done that", I never had to work too hard to think of a reason where the actual circumstances of the day precluded using Flap 25.
Tootle pip!!
Read all the Boeing material very carefully, and in anything but a -200, be really, really careful not to bang the tail into the dirt.
Having "been there, done that", I never had to work too hard to think of a reason where the actual circumstances of the day precluded using Flap 25.
Tootle pip!!
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We have been doing it as a "captains discretion" item for awhile on the -200 only. No issues so far, tail clearance is somewhat diminished, but then again, a normal landing in a 757 is fairly flat, flare seldom in excess of 5°.
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We use flaps 25° often, specially in winter when landing at BIKF , we can have winds up to 45G65kts and 160kts flaps 30° placcard spd,(VS 195kts flaps 25° placcard spd), may be easily exceeded ; the aircraft itīs more stable ,specially in roll , but in windy conditions with speeds up to vref25 + 20 you land almost flat with very litle ctrl input and almost no flare ,at 160 kts the 757 just wants to get airborne again.It works fine for us so far.
