Hans Holbein wrote in news:fr8l12$603$2
@newsreader2.utanet.at:

Mitchell Holman schrieb:

What happens with the brake chute during taxiing?
will the be dropped at the End of the runway or automatically retracted?
How many ground contacts du they survive?



They are released once the plane slows down to X speed
and a truck goes out to collect them. Don't know how often
they are replaced.