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Feb 13^th, 2005 at 7:46pm

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hi everyone

ive been simming now for about a month,
i have been wondering, whats the normal flap setting for take off on a DC10 and a 757(man i love them planes)>? ???

anyone know at all?

thanks james
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Reply #1 - Feb 13^th, 2005 at 8:50pm

jrpilot Offline
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flaps 5....but I have seen flaps 20....and 1

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Reply #2 - Feb 13^th, 2005 at 10:09pm

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Just to elaborate on what jr said, 5 flaps is the normal, all-purpose setting. You're normally not going to go below it, maybe a few notches up.

Flap settings can be determined by weight, elevation, temperature, runway length, etc. But mainly by weight.

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Reply #3 - Feb 13^th, 2005 at 10:13pm