B737 Manual speed brake abort policy
Amazing how after all these years that 737's have been around some one just has to change a well tried and proven procedure.
Operator A uses pure Boeing which says that to carry out a rejected take off, use manual speed brake. Using reverse thrust lever which also brings up the speed brake is purely a back-up in case the pilot forget to pull manual speed brake.
Operator B doesn't agree with Boeing. They do not extend the speed brakes manually at all. They go for the reverse thrust levers and rely on them to actuate the speed brakes. Difference in time is very little unless there is a problem tugging into reverse.
Does this mean that Boeing and its test pilots have got it wrong all these years? Or is someone trying to reinvent the wheel?