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Old Jun 26, 2025 | 6:20 pm
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Some airlines/aircraft configuration require wheel rotation as well to generate the OUT, but not all do or support it.

Generating the OUT early really does the airline no favors; it starts crew pay, which is like $20/min on a widebody.
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