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Old 9th Jul 2019, 13:51
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Definitely would have been the BTV. As mentioned, it applies the brakes in accordance with the preselected exit. It will delay the braking application as long as possible because even just a few knots of extra energy equals a lot more brake wear and tear (temperatures). In this case it sounds like they may have floated it a little, so BTV came on hard right after touchdown and then they released the brakes to make a different exit.
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