Originally Posted by
Ferd149
<<but it's good that you are thinking about it, captain. >>
Not me.........I'm just Gilligan, Skipper
T, you are right! I'll have to look next time I fly a 757-300, but does AWABS give you a 15 vs 5 option if it thinks you can do 5?
I was one of the guys who over speed the tires on an early hybrid AWABS flight from LAS to MSP. We wrote it up, filed a NASAP and about a week later we went back to flaps 15 for all takeoffs on the -300. The memo we got said tire speed was taken into account in AWABS but, wow your doing between around 175 for V1 as I recall.
Ferd
Delta don't hire copilots son...
It is true that you can be haulin' down the asphalt in some cases... I no nuttin' about the longbody, so maybe it's more of a factor there, and I will look into that. For the south airplanes, I cannot recall any time that I would consider using 15 instead of 5 for T/O. I think that most S guys are pretty confident in the AWABS and if it works we use it. I'm on vacation right now, and I'm not sure about the 15 option. I
think it will only give you flaps 5.. but maybe you can ask for a 15 T/O via ACARS. I will look into that when I go back to work.. and try to remember to let you know. Send me a PM if you would and that will refresh my memory.