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Old 28th Apr 2022, 09:52
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Uplinker
 
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I think it was Antalya, (in Turkey), where we often had high brake temperatures. A hot airfield in the summer and it has a VERY long taxi between our gate and the northerly runway, and the brakes were sometimes approaching 300° as we got to the final holding point - this was in A320,321 with no brake fans and in the days of two engine taxi.

One thing you can do is try to use only the coolest brakes to allow more cooling to the hottest side, and use the coolest brake at any holds, leaving the hottest brake released to cool down a little. Bit fiddly to do on the toe pedals but not impossible. After take-off, leave the gear down for a short while to cool off the brakes before putting the gear away.
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