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Old 16th January 2016 | 10:17
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FullWings
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I would echo the comment about the 777 brakes - I’ve never flown a “grabby” one. I can’t find it in the manuals but I dimly remember from the conversion course that the system didn’t use all the brake units during normal taxying and cycled through them instead, to prolong life.

It is possible to operate the 777 in a jerky manner if you’re a “dabber” or “binary braker”... I’ve never understood why some people find it necessary to increase the braking effort to maximum just before coming to a halt - you wouldn’t do that in a car, why do it in an aeroplane?
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