Originally Posted by
JammedStab
Widebody jet, 30 degrees C, full takeoff thrust required, max taxi weight but due to a runway change, the planned taxi routing runway is shorter than expected.
500 kg need to be burned before takeoff is legal. No problem, just ride the brakes with a higher than normal thrust setting. A parallel taxiway is available where we could stop and burn off fuel but when questioned, the captain says he has done this before. The other crewmembers don't seem concerned either when I ask about checking the brake temps. Saw one of them at 2 units a couple of minutes before takeoff.
Do I worry too much about this? Are carbon brakes so good that it is not an issue? Or is it poor airmanship?
Take the parallel taxiway, set the parking brake, turn on the APU and wait. How long will it take to burn off 500kg of fuel on a widebody on the ground ? 30 min ? Well that's it not much you can do. Once you get to destination Your Cpt will write a nice report explaining what happened and eventually it will just be a lesson learnt for all. On the other hand pushing with non standard practices while increasing the threats (hot brakes) is something that could easily end up in the wrong way if Murphy decides to have a look at your flight on that specific day.