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Old 14th May 2013, 13:33
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Uplinker
 
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Have the landing pilot also taxi the aircraft off.

The company I work for insists on left seat only taxying, so when right seat lands, there has to be a change-over during the deceleration and braking phase. This makes it difficult when right seat is landing because neither right nor left seat can judge the deceleration and dynamics of the moment sufficiently to decide whether the approaching exit is going to be achievable or not. If the same person is landing and taxying off, they will include the turn-off in their roll out deceleration assessments and sub-conscious calculations.

Bring back thrust reversers! Owing to the ridiculous fuel saving "initiatives", we don't use thrust reversers any more, and are reluctant to overheat the brakes too because it may impinge on our turn-around times. Therefore we are more likely to roll past to the next exit. Ditto flap 3 landings which result in longer roll-outs. Put an extra £1 on every pax ticket and use the fuel the aircraft are designed to use !!


(Sorry - bit of a rant, but my suggestions are genuine.)



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