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flyover · August 15th, 2005, 14:14

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I fly the BAe 146, what your are referring to is purely an Airbrake. We usually get that out at about 100' above the deck. The 146 has no reverse thrust so it certainly helps with a bit of extra drag on shorter runways.

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The obvious question for those of us that don't fly it is, why 100' AGL? Seems like that would be a bad place as far as a stabilized approach. Inquiring minds want to know.

August 15th, 2005, 14:14	#16
flyover Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,389	Re: tail spoilers [ QUOTE ] I fly the BAe 146, what your are referring to is purely an Airbrake. We usually get that out at about 100' above the deck. The 146 has no reverse thrust so it certainly helps with a bit of extra drag on shorter runways. [/ QUOTE ] The obvious question for those of us that don't fly it is, why 100' AGL? Seems like that would be a bad place as far as a stabilized approach. Inquiring minds want to know.