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.
I’ve never had to wait for brakes to cool before takeoff in 15 years of flying the A320/21. And that’s flying into some very short and hot airports. If the brakes are hot on turnaround turn the parking brake off to increase airflow around the brake pack.
Wether to use max reverse is a judgment call. If you’re looking at a short runway, heavy aircraft (medium auto brake/flap full), and a 45 min turn, then max reverse will help the brakes.