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I'm guessing that the vast majority of brake wear occurs during landings, so re-enabling them for taxiing and at the gate would still save a whole lot of pad.
by dtgriscom 3y ago
I'm guessing that the vast majority of brake wear occurs during landings, so re-enabling them for taxiing and at the gate would still save a whole lot of pad.
- don_esteban 3y agoThis. Breaking from 30km/h wears brakes much less than from full landing speed. A policy of just using thrust reversers more generously would save quite a bit of brake life.