Hello all! 

I feel like its easier to find answers to this regarding Boeing aircraft rather than Airbus aircraft. Does anyone have any wisdom on how exactly you decide to use flaps 1+F vs 2 for takeoff and flaps 3 vs 4 for landing in any airbus A3XX lineup? It makes a lot of sense how to decide this in Boeing aircraft (no it doesn't, I'm just saying that because there are more answers online), but I don't quite understand the logic for the scar- ahem- Airbus method. 

Here's an example where I don't know whether to do flaps 3 or 4 for landing: I'm flying an A330 into Heathrow at 342.7 thousand-lbs and the VAPP for flaps 3 is 136KIAS and flaps 4 is 134KIAS... which one would a real-life pilot opt to do? (assume calm wind with standard temp/pressure)

(If anyone has a link that already answered this, please cure my idiocracy since I'm not a master of research. Very much appreciated!)

Thank you, happy to hear the wisdom you all have!

 

Regarding the choice for Flaps 3 on landing here's a good explanation:

Why Use Flap 3? Real Airbus Pilot Explains! - YouTube

and also from a thread at PPrune:

Airbus - Flap FULL or Flap 3?? - PPRuNe Forums

Regarding takeoff settings (also from PPrune):

Takeoff flap setting - PPRuNe Forums

I have been using PPrune for years, although nowadays there is a worth of information available throughout the Internet. PPrune being used mostly by professional pilots has some really interesting debates in its forums / threads.

And also, from a technical presentation by an Airbus specialist, from where you can learn that FLAP 3 can actually also be a choice for takeoff:

Microsoft PowerPoint - Principles Of Takeoff Optimization.ppt (smartcockpit.com)

Edited September 26, 20223 yr by jcomm

Hello! Sorry for the late response. 

 

These links are truly helpful, thank you!!