Re fast approaches and taxi speeds. I used to fly the a/c 'harry flatters' the whole time. On a line check once tho, my (very) experienced line trainer made me do the actual sums and work out the actual gain. You know 20 kt extra for 8 mins takes you about 2 miles nearer the runway.......... saves you about 40sec etc etc. Do your own sums when you get a mo. As for say 40 Kt extra betweem six and three miles on the ILS the gain's utterly miniscule. work it out if you can be arsed.
Naturally the same sort of logic applies to taxxing. do the sums for a typical one mile taxi to see the tiny saving in time.
As for shutting down before you park. Why? fuel saving truly insignificant and surely doesn't even allow quicker disembarkation.
Re. Ryanair safety record. I'm glad its good! All airlines start off with a good safety record. The trick is to keep it that way year in year out. Still......so far so good.
Just work out what the gain actually is, timewise. That way at least you know what you are getting for all that rushing about
Me. I just wish they'd TALK a bit slower on the RT
