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The Southern Airways DC-9 Operating Manual established the procedures to be followed in their operation of DC-9 aircraft. The nonprecision approach was presented graphically with annotations describing crew actions to be taken at the appropriate times, as follows:
- Complete in-range checklist 10 minutes prior to estimated time of arrival.
- Select 15° flaps, extend slats, and slow to appropriate maneuvering speed prior to commencing approach.
- Commence procedure turn 30 seconds past outer maker (depending on wind).
- Select 25° flaps, extend gear, complete landing checklist and slow to appropriate maneuvering speed.
- Over radio fix start descent to MDA, maintain previous maneuvering speed.
- Select 50° flaps, slows to Vref + 5 knots when runway is sighted.
- Reduce thrust slowly over threshold to obtain VRef speed, touchdown target is 1,000 feet from threshold.
The Before Landing Final Checklist was described, in part, as follows:
| GEAR (Both pilots) | DOWN/3 GREEN DOOR LIGHTS OUT PRESSURE AND QUANTITY NORMAL |
| 500' FLAG SCAN SPEED RATE DESCENT |
CHECKED |
The Southern Airways DC-9 Flight Manual required the pilot not flying the airplane to make the following callouts during approaches:
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