PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Idle reverse policy on landing
View Single Post
Old 24th May 2012, 15:19
  #31 (permalink)  
sheppey
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Australia
Posts: 423
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
It's interesting that neither you nor anyone else will answer my query- if you think it necessary to use full reverse on every landing, why not also full brakes?
I must admit I am unsure if you are just taking the piss or dead serious. I assume the former. Hence lack of anyone taking you up on your comment. Max brakes on most landings at max landing weight will cause red hot brakes and danger of not only fuse plugs eventually letting go, but deflated tyres etc. In addition if max brakes used as a matter of company policy (never happen) few discerning passengers would ever choose your airline again. The seriously uncomfortable deceleration with max brakes can be alarming to passengers as can passenger evacuation with burning brakes. . On the other hand, full reverse may be noisy on some types or hardly heard on others but the decel is bearable and relatively benign. On a wet surface runway, full reverse is vital where wheel brake efficiency is less than optimum.
sheppey is offline