Originally Posted by
Odins Raven
I’m new to the Airbus, having previously flown Boeing and other types.
Since there is no brake cooling table, is there a particular technique to work out whether I should be landing with max reverse to limit brake temps? I want to use idle reverse as much as possible but I don’t want the brakes to be amber by the time I push back / reach the runway.
For info: Our fleet DOES NOT have brake fans and the turnaround times vary from 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Hi,
use Max Rev as much as possible, one engine taxi in/out. Also consider extending the Landing Gear a little earlier to land with cool brakes; this is quite helpful when doing multiple short sectors.
That’s basically all you can do to keep your brakes cool.
When taking off with brakes close to the limit,
do not leave the gear down to cool it down, unless you want to hear from flight safety. That’s a very bad habit some people have but it’s not a procedure unless dictated by MEL requirements (one brake u/s). If you get a brakes hot ECAM after takeoff, which you probably will when taking off close to the 300, comply with it. Watch out for gear speed limits for retraction once cooled.
Get the gear down early in approach and try to touchdown with brakes below 100.