'Evening all
Back in the '70s I remember a couple of flights from Jersey to Alderney with Aurigny. We were approaching the Tarmac runway and on both occasions about 50 yards short of the runway, we briefly touched the main wheels down on the scrub before continuing in the air to the runway itself.
On both occasions I enquired with the Captain as to why this was and both responses were "to save the tyres my boy".
OK on a Trilander I suppose but perhaps a little different on a 777!!
Michael