Originally Posted by
Regularguy
I tried to use sarcasm but there seems to be a bit of "technique" battle going on here. Let's get a couple of things in front first.
1. The most basic goal of each landing is to safely get the airplane on the ground and stopped within the confines of the runway.
2. Boeing and Airbus both sell airplanes with a pitch of what the maximize load capability of their airplanes is capable of.
3. Most normal landings are not runway length limited.
4. Landing flaps and auto brake selection are determined based on economies and performance needs.
5. Runway short, wet, contaminated, MEL, equipment malfunctions, wind, WX, terrain considerations, and more are how pilots determine what to select.
6. Fuel use (and approach noise) is the last consideration by the Pilot in Command when deciding which flap and autobrake settings they should use.
7. There is no "blanket" or "one size fits all" methodology.
there are a couple documents that are published by the company and endorsed by the FAA called a FM and FOM… these are primarily directive in nature… not techniques. With that being said Pilots can use whatever settings on the brakes and flaps they desire… just hope everything goes well and you don't have an issue that requires you justifying why your breaking written guidance… thats all i'm saying… just hope all goes well.