BACX E145 off rwy @ HAJ
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My understanding of carbon brakes is that wear is related to number of applications. Wear is highest upon initial "bite".
Hence the "tip" for taxying to apply one big application (big as in long period, not heavy foot). Means you end up slowing to very slow and allowing acceleration to very fast taxy....admittedly not ideal.
Does anyone think about tyre wear during all these "recommended" (according to some posters here) hard braking applications after landing? Tyres cost, not just brakes.
Nope....sorry.... heap of junk. Tiny tyres,very high touchdown speeds, no reversers, wet runway. Not good.
I shouldn't mention low hours (hence low experience) crews building time in order to move onto proper jets.
So I won't mention that.
Hence the "tip" for taxying to apply one big application (big as in long period, not heavy foot). Means you end up slowing to very slow and allowing acceleration to very fast taxy....admittedly not ideal.
Does anyone think about tyre wear during all these "recommended" (according to some posters here) hard braking applications after landing? Tyres cost, not just brakes.
Nope....sorry.... heap of junk. Tiny tyres,very high touchdown speeds, no reversers, wet runway. Not good.
I shouldn't mention low hours (hence low experience) crews building time in order to move onto proper jets.
So I won't mention that.
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reported that the passengers asked the pilot to land nearer the bar....but looking at the wheels it would appear to be a good old fashioned case of aquaplaning.. the aircraft was towed off and after inspections flew home and is back in service.
and if there still is any thoughts on thrust reversers BACX do not have them as they would put the aircraft up another nav charge band apart from any other good reasons
and if there still is any thoughts on thrust reversers BACX do not have them as they would put the aircraft up another nav charge band apart from any other good reasons
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NF - In my 4,000 worth of 145 hours I have never aquaplaned in the true sense of the word either...but I never landed on a runway that was contaminated with water (with an unhealthy layer of warm and wet rubber on the runway below...bad combination). ATC normally told me if this was the case and I went somewhere else.
In the sim the emergency brakes may be as you describe but in the a/c 5mm of travel is the difference between zero and full pressure....its impossible to "modulate" even at taxi speeds.
You are having a laugh about the windscreen wipers....they dont make contact with the windscreen for 30% of their travel:-)
ACBUS - I suspect I have more hours than you as been there done the 757/767 thing and am just topping up my pension here. I am certainly not suggesting heavy brake usage just backing up ropey who correctly said that warm 145 carbon brakes wear less...does not require heavy braking to get them warm!
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In the sim the emergency brakes may be as you describe but in the a/c 5mm of travel is the difference between zero and full pressure....its impossible to "modulate" even at taxi speeds.
You are having a laugh about the windscreen wipers....they dont make contact with the windscreen for 30% of their travel:-)
ACBUS - I suspect I have more hours than you as been there done the 757/767 thing and am just topping up my pension here. I am certainly not suggesting heavy brake usage just backing up ropey who correctly said that warm 145 carbon brakes wear less...does not require heavy braking to get them warm!
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Wind up?
Well as long as you land into the wind, it helps if it picks up, Shirley.
Quite possibly, but the point I wasn't making was that the majority of your collegues would be of much less experience.
But I didn't mention that, so I can't make the point, if you see what I don't mean.
Well as long as you land into the wind, it helps if it picks up, Shirley.
I suspect I have more hours than you......
But I didn't mention that, so I can't make the point, if you see what I don't mean.
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No not havin a larf!Admittedly at the the higher end of the wiper speed ltd, 170? from what i can recall they do tend to lift a bit but at lower speeds and landing roll and taxi i found them to be alot better than 4 types previous and 1 since.
ps i have never tried the emerg brake on line
No not havin a larf!Admittedly at the the higher end of the wiper speed ltd, 170? from what i can recall they do tend to lift a bit but at lower speeds and landing roll and taxi i found them to be alot better than 4 types previous and 1 since.
ps i have never tried the emerg brake on line
