Originally Posted by Rudderrat
Surely it depends on the features installed on the aircraft? Most modern manufacturers have bothered to fit autobrakes. Why not use that feature and avoid running the risk of applying the brakes unintentionally during the 99.99% of your successful take offs?
We don't have AB on most of our jets.
Have you never come across a low experience pilot, who didn't have their heels on the floor, and who applied the brakes unintentionally during the rudder control check during taxy?
Nope. FOs don't do the rudder checks here!
If the RTO is performed below the autobrake threshold speed, then there is plenty of runway ahead and time to sort out your feet transition from floor to brakes.
Agree. But the issue is a V1 cut/fire.
Punkalouver's post further makes my point about moving feet up
during a max-brake reject. Practically, it can't be done.
Originally Posted by Tee emm
I thought a recent Boeing document recommended pilots should be Go-minded rather than REJECT minded - due to the propensity of pilots to abort unnecessarily. The general rule in the 737 FCTM was to use 80 knots as a trigger to stopping for any master caution. In that case why have your feet "ready" on the brakes when there is no problem with pulling up.
The general rule is that if you have a fire or a large loud bang before V1 you stop. That means max braking. The issue is not what happens 80kts (or even up to V1-10), surely that's obvious?