B737NG- Setting Flaps With Higher Speed
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B737NG- Setting Flaps With Higher Speed
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I read here that Boeing Recomends setting flaps 20 kts less than the speed limitation for the selection. Example 250 Kts limitation, use 230 Kts. Do you know where Can I find this Document? Because the FCTM said that it's not recommended to use flaps as Speedbrake or with higher than maneuvering speeds.
I read here that Boeing Recomends setting flaps 20 kts less than the speed limitation for the selection. Example 250 Kts limitation, use 230 Kts. Do you know where Can I find this Document? Because the FCTM said that it's not recommended to use flaps as Speedbrake or with higher than maneuvering speeds.
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Originally Posted by 737 CL
I read here that Boeing Recomends setting flaps 20 kts less than the speed limitation for the selection.
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Our Company is trying to introduce the habit of setting flaps with maneuver speed to preserve Flaps, But sometimes is impossible because We have some Stars we cannot do with the standard pattern, I remenber I read here the 20 Kts less than the limit as Boeing Recommendation. I'm not able to find this document.
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The problem is that sometimes you have to do impossibly steep descents at comparatively low speed (below 250, somewhere above 225 or so), for example at non-radar controlled airports with high minimum crossing altitudes - unless youre visual you will be stuck high up and unable to for example make a straight in ILS (we got a couple of airports like this in our route network unfortunately) - speedbrakes are useless at low speeds, and flaps 5 and 230 knots just work so brilliantly
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Then you are doing it incorrectly. Assuming it is angle of descent you wish and not just rate your best angle is achieved by using the maximum available flap at the minimum available groundspeed. Flap 5/230 undoubtably gives you a better rate but not angle. Try it.
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We have a company requirement not to select flap until 10 knots above the manoeuvring speed. I don't know that it's a Boeing recommendation, though.
Most efficient way to descent quickly <10.000ft is to fly 250kts with speedbrakes flight detent and gear down... works very well if you're suddenly cleared for a visual circuit and you just lost 15 track miles or so
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the last resort is to fully configure in the landing config.
Caveat - not flown the NG, only the Classics. This idea works very well. Often used a high overfly coming into Cairns from Darwin to minimise the discomfort of turbulence. Over the upwind threshold and into the circuit at around 10-11,000 feet, configuring to gear/25. Reasonably tight circuit. Spin up and reconfigure to land going around base ending up in the slot on final. Good, clean fun and worked a treat, saving a fortune on passenger amenity items.
As I recall, a bit better than a mile a thousand.
Caveat - not flown the NG, only the Classics. This idea works very well. Often used a high overfly coming into Cairns from Darwin to minimise the discomfort of turbulence. Over the upwind threshold and into the circuit at around 10-11,000 feet, configuring to gear/25. Reasonably tight circuit. Spin up and reconfigure to land going around base ending up in the slot on final. Good, clean fun and worked a treat, saving a fortune on passenger amenity items.
As I recall, a bit better than a mile a thousand.
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hmm. I have a vague idea that you can get some sort of variation on the maintenance schedule if you pass on this recommendation as part of your SOPs. I seem to recall some management type mentioning this.
Big caveat; its only a distant memory and I have nothing to back it up.
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Big caveat; its only a distant memory and I have nothing to back it up.
pb