Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
I'm not AA. We rarely do flaps 30 landings, soI've done no more than 3 flaps 30 landings this year. With the technique I talked about, getting flaps 30 and being on speed at target is easier than a flaps 25 landing since there's actually a bit of drag on the wing.
Do you have the RR engines? We have pratts, and I always thought they had a higher idle and less drag than the RR...maybe I'm wrong.
Landing with anything less than flaps 30 at AA is usually reserved for emergencies or strong winds... I wasn't aware other airlines landed with less.
AA does have the RRs. Couple of my friends who flew the TWA birds (Pratts) did say they decelerate quicker than ours, probably due to the bigger engine cowling (RRs are much more streamlined.) Not sure about the idle speeds.
Also, not sure if your (DL) 757s all have winglets.... all of ours are done, and believe you me when I say the sucker doesn't slow down.