T/R use at Eagle

[DGdaPilot]

It's funny cause on the -700 at Eagle I've yet to run into a Capt. that doesn't at least pop them into idle.

 

[siucavflight]

This is an EMB only policy.

 

[pdub20s]

You guys are all waaaaaaaaaay off. the reason why you only open the buckets is for the "break wear" on the carbon fiber breaks. Embraer says that the carbon fiber breaks last longer when they are brought to high temps. doesnt make any sense to me..but thats what embraer says

 

[siucavflight]

You guys are all waaaaaaaaaay off. the reason why you only open the buckets is for the "break wear" on the carbon fiber breaks. Embraer says that the carbon fiber breaks last longer when they are brought to high temps. doesnt make any sense to me..but thats what embraer says

I think that was said earlier, but if not you are correct. But yeah it does not make much sense to me either.

 

[pdub20s]

I think that was said earlier, but if not you are correct. But yeah it does not make much sense to me either.

hey we agree with eachother...thats a first :beer:

 

[siucavflight]

hey we agree with eachother...thats a first :beer:

I did not realize that we usually disagree, but then yes. :beer:

 

[Cardinal]

You guys are all waaaaaaaaaay off. the reason why you only open the buckets is for the "break wear" on the carbon fiber breaks. Embraer says that the carbon fiber breaks last longer when they are brought to high temps. doesnt make any sense to me..but thats what embraer says

This is universal for all carbon brakes, not just Embraer. Wear is per application, and that per application wear is lessened with the brakes at high temperature. It's the same stuff as the Shuttle's thermal tiles - not bullet proof at room temperature, but happy to bake all day at 100's of degrees C.

Carbon can accept very much higher temperature than steel (2500C instead of 1200C) before encountering severe limitations in performance.

http://www.content.airbusworld.com/SITES/Customer_services/html/acrobat/fast_02_management.pdf

[A] single brake application reduces carbon brake wear.

http://www.smartcockpit.com/data/pdfs/flightops/flyingtechnique/Airbus_Braking_Recommendations.pdf

On page 26 of the second link is a good chart of carbon brake wear vesus temperature. For one model (BFG) wear peaks at 80C, and then plunges as temperature increases, bottoming out at about 315C. They like to be hot, within reason.

 

[Flyin2low]

What the managers do with our profits is disgusting. However the more money we save them, the more leverage we have when asking for a rasie. Just ask the AA guys, they want a 50% pay rasie, and they are using all of their money saving tactics as leverage.

I may have bad grammar skills, but I am not so naive as to believe that managers will be more inclined to give you a raise because you saved them sooo much money.

 

[siucavflight]

I may have bad grammar skills, but I am not so naive as to believe that managers will be more inclined to give you a raise because you saved them sooo much money.

No, that is not what I said. But it gives you a leg to stand on while entering negoations. Just as the AA pilots with APA are doing right now in section 6 talk. "So you dont want to give us a raise? Well guess it is back to two engine taxi for 'safety'."