Plane Answers: "Chit-chat" did NOT doom Colgan flight 3407

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5-26-2009 @ 3:30PM

Laura said...

The Vref speed, plus corrections for things like wind and wind gust, etc...is the speed you fly with the flaps at their extended for landing position. That speed is generally too low to be safely flown with less than landing flaps selected. You will note that later in the article that it is mentioned that by the F/O bringing the flaps up, it made the recovery harder due to the need for increased speed at the lesser flap setting. Most jets land with flaps set at 25-30 degrees extended. I do not know the specifics for this one.

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