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[Jimbo]

hi everyone

ive been simming now for about a month,
i have been wondering, whats the normal flap setting for take off on a DC10 and a 757(man i love them planes)>?

anyone know at all?

thanks james

[jrpilot]

flaps 5....but I have seen flaps 20....and 1

[beefhole]

Just to elaborate on what jr said, 5 flaps is the normal, all-purpose setting. You're normally not going to go below it, maybe a few notches up.

Flap settings can be determined by weight, elevation, temperature, runway length, etc. But mainly by weight.

[Craig.]

The DC10 when fully loaded likes a little extra on the flaps. Not so much the 30 series. but the 10 and 40 series do.

[beaky]

Haven't seriously flown any of the FS heavies... isn't that info in the kneeboard checklist?