Originally Posted by
JH870
I dont necessarily think stopping it on the runway is the issue as such. As captain your capacity to gauge what is a genuine stop issue vs when it might be better to continue (ie. Tyre burst at v1 -5 kts) is likely greater. Certainly at airlines where a vast number of FOs have <1000 hours and a couple of sims under their belts. I think the split second decision process is more critical than the action of stopping the aircraft.
JH, well said. Sorry, but I have 28 years in the left seat and would be loathe to have a sub 1000 hr newbie be responsible for a high speed reject in real life.
There are many factors to consider when rolling down the runway and the risk increases when you give the reject decision to an inexperienced pilot. One example would be startle factor with a Master Caution like probe heat, door light, equip, etc. Over the years, I’ve seen things like that. Let the FO see them from the right seat first. Get seasoned as we say.