Originally Posted by
Conquistador27
Even better, DH out of Vegas with ACY crew, aaaaaaaand they ride the brakes all the way to 26R so we get to sit at the end for 45 mins instead of going home. Fun stuff.
Couple of things: Landing in vegas summer with autobrakes on means guaranteed 450 brake temps. That takes a LONG time to come down, even with brake fans (which half the time never show up). So for all you know they left the gate at 200c and that's very very easily climbing to 300 if you're taxiing two engines. Could've been 100% on the inbound crew and not the crew taking you home.
Don't forget also to suggest running APU bleed to reduce the EPR on the engines resulting in lower brake temps. It's a minute difference but some captains insist on it, so it must make a difference.