--- title: "[Video] Best practice: reduced take-off flaps| OpenAirlines" description: "In this video, we will focus on a best practice that takes place during the climb phase: reduced take-off flaps." image: https://blog.openairlines.com/hubfs/daniel-eledut-qfPuby0S040-unsplash.jpg --- [![](https://blog.openairlines.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo-OpenAirlines-blue.png?width=990&height=193&name=Logo-OpenAirlines-blue.png)](https://www.openairlines.com/) - [Home](https://www.openairlines.com/) - 360° eco-flying platform - [SkyBreathe® Analytics – Fuel management software](https://www.openairlines.com/fuel-management-software/) - [+ Emissions Report module](https://www.openairlines.com/fuel-management-software/report-co2-emissions/) - [+ Advanced Trajectory module](https://www.openairlines.com/fuel-management-software/advanced-trajectory-module/) - [SkyBreathe® MyFuelCoach – Pilot engagement app](https://www.openairlines.com/pilot-engagement-app/) - [SkyBreathe® OnBoard – Real-time eco-flying app](https://www.openairlines.com/real-time-eco-flying-app/) - [SkyBreathe® APM – Aircraft Performance Monitoring](https://www.openairlines.com/aircraft-performance-monitoring/) - [SkyBreathe® OTP – On-time performance analysis](https://www.openairlines.com/on-time-performance-analysis/) - Use Cases - [SkyBreathe For CEO/CFO](https://www.openairlines.com/for-ceo-cfo/) - [SkyBreathe For Head of Flights Ops & Chief Pilot](https://www.openairlines.com/for-head-of-flights-ops-chief-pilot/) - [SkyBreathe For Pilots](https://www.openairlines.com/for-pilots/) - [SkyBreathe For Fuel Managers & Ops Engineers](https://www.openairlines.com/for-fuel-managers-ops-engineers/) - [Customers Stories](https://www.openairlines.com/customers/) - Resources - [Blog](https://blog.openairlines.com/) - [White Papers](https://blog.openairlines.com/tag/white-paper) - [Case Studies](https://blog.openairlines.com/tag/case-studies) - [Webinars on fuel efficiency](https://blog.openairlines.com/tag/upcoming-webinars) - [Upcoming Tradeshows](https://blog.openairlines.com/tag/tradeshow) - [OpenAirlines Academy](https://academy.openairlines.com/?utm_campaign=23545222-Academy&utm_source=FuelEfficiencyBlog) - Company - [OpenAirlines Mission](https://www.openairlines.com/our-company/) - [News](https://blog.openairlines.com/news) - [Career - We are Hiring!](https://www.welcometothejungle.com/fr/companies/openairlines) - [Sustainability Report](https://www.openairlines.com/sustainability-report/) - [OpenDay](https://info.openairlines.com/openday2026) - [Contact](https://www.openairlines.com/contact/) [![Get a demo](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4233951/5390e83d-eea4-4183-83a3-0f26b0324d37.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4233951/5390e83d-eea4-4183-83a3-0f26b0324d37) ##### Blog - [Latest articles](https://blog.openairlines.com) - [Fuel Efficiency](https://blog.openairlines.com/tag/fuel-efficiency) - [Airline Experience](https://blog.openairlines.com/tag/airline-experience) - [Sustainability](https://blog.openairlines.com/tag/environment) - [Technology](https://blog.openairlines.com/tag/technology) - [News](https://blog.openairlines.com/news) ![](https://blog.openairlines.com/hubfs/daniel-eledut-qfPuby0S040-unsplash.jpg) [Back to Blog](https://blog.openairlines.com) # \[Video\] Best practice: reduced take-off flaps Published by [OpenAirlines](https://blog.openairlines.com/author/openairlines) on Jul 30, 2020, 10:28:53 AM Pilots are among the main actors to improve fuel efficiency since they are the one in commands when executing the flight. In this video, we will focus on a best practice that takes place during the climb phase: reduced take-off flaps.   Discover an other best practice: [Reduced Acceleration Altitude \>\>](https://blog.openairlines.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-reduced-acceleration-altitude) Tags: [Fuel efficiency](https://blog.openairlines.com/tag/fuel-efficiency) [Back to Blog](https://blog.openairlines.com) [![Share on facebook](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/facebook-icon.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.openairlines.com/video-best-practice-reduced-take-off-flaps&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) [![Share on twitter](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/twitter-icon.svg)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://blog.openairlines.com/video-best-practice-reduced-take-off-flaps&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&url=https://blog.openairlines.com/video-best-practice-reduced-take-off-flaps&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&source=tweetbutton&text=) [![Share on instagram](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/instagram-icon.svg)](http://www.instagram.com/share.php?u=https://blog.openairlines.com/video-best-practice-reduced-take-off-flaps&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram) [![Share on linkedin](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/linkedin-icon.svg)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.openairlines.com/video-best-practice-reduced-take-off-flaps&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) [![Share on whatsapp](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/whatsapp-icon.svg)](https://web.whatsapp.com) ## Related Articles ## [Why should pilots apply reduced thrust takeoff?](https://blog.openairlines.com/why-should-pilots-apply-reduced-thrust-takeoff) This article will focus on a best practice for reducing airline costs: Reduced Thrust Takeoff, also... 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