Legacy Pilots: Flap setting for normal ops?
 

Hey guys. When I flew the ERJ our normal flap setting was 45. A check airman on the Legacy told me (but provided no Embraer documentation) that normal flaps setting on the Legacy was 22. His reasoning was "it makes the plane more stable" at low speeds. While that may be true it still sounds like hogwash.

Comments?

I don't know about being more stable, but many people feel more comfortable with flaps 22 landings.

Our company has stated that it takes about 200-300 more lbs of fuel to do a flaps 45. In my mind, there's not really any reason to do a flaps 45 unless you're worried about runway length. That said, I try to do 1-2 a trip to keep proficient.

Flaps 45 @ ref the a/c always felt mushy to me. Flaps 22 ref felt much more stable. If that helps you...

At tsa you have the option to do 22 or 45. I prefer 22 landings.

Ask the maintenance department at XJT what flap 22 landing does. They used up every spare landing gear in the world with their maneuver of trying to save fuel, now back to 45...

wait...what?!

Don't know what sources you've got, but if you'd look at the actual numbers, flaps 22 landings were just fine for a few months, then had issues, went back to flaps 45, and flaps 45 landings were just fine for a few months, then had issues.

Moral: The troops are good at what the commander inspects.

Has nothing to do with flaps 22 or 45.

What does the book say?

Can't find it anywhere in the books.

What's a "Legacy ERJ" ??? Can't figure it out.