I disagree. Pireps along with recent MU readings are both very important as he was one of the first 3 or so to land( and the only larger aircraft) mixed in with a couple of departures that were all able to give more helpful reports. Also all the other pilot's were able to give accurate reports including which section of the rwy. Again things were changing quickly and he was the last to land ahead of us. He got GOOD reports from the one's that preceded him.
The departing aircraft were not giving BA reports but did give very good rwy reports. 90 degree xwind at about 10 kts too. The last one said that they were sliding all over on takeoff roll especially further down the rwy.
Originally Posted by
DeadHead
Not sure how much stock you want to invest in other pilots' braking reports. If the guy just landed perhaps he was not all that familiar with PHL and was more preoccupied with taxing rather than issuing pirep braking reports.
And how the hell are departing aircraft able to give braking reports on takeoff?