Someone tell me, what is the reasoning behind landing a 79 tonnes jet at 12 kts higher speeds than necessary, by using F3?
Was always flap 3 for me on an A321 if performance permitted. Handling characteristics are great, and 160-to-4 is much easier if you only have to lose 5-10kt.
Also helped that you could vacate at a high speed exit further down the runway so you had a shorter taxi.
I was told that the trade-off between brake wear and fuel use is pretty thin. But since they're not my brakes it didn't bother me.