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

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5-28-2009 @ 9:09PM

HB said...

The four speeds set up for in the Q400 are the following:

Two are bugged:

Vref - Approach Speed
Vga - Single engine go-around speed

Two must be written down:

Vfri - Flap retraction speed
Vclimb - single engine climb speed

This is all read of a report send via ACARS from Aerodata and often only the last two digits are read out loud because they are all 1--.

Also, with the flaps in transit, the stall speed will obviously be higher. In my experience, even with the icing switch turned on, the stall speed is about 8 knots lower than the approach speed.

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