When talking about reverse thrust, most posters seem to imply jet engines. On turboprop aircraft, reverse thrust stays effective a lower speeds. Actually, if selecting full reverse as soon as the nosewheel is down, we would stop in a few hundred meters - then soon start taxying backwards! But unless we have to take the first RET, we will also only use idle reverse. On aircraft fitted with spoilers not working as lift dumpers, a short burst of reverse thrust upsets laminar airflow on the wings and so helps to put weight on wheels.
Carbon brakes are more effective when hot; steel brakes when cold.
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