Re: Southwest B737 Overrun @ Chcago MDW
HAND:
of course I agree with you that in normal situations one would not hold reverse till going backwards. Thank you for clarifying this. But on that sad night in Chicago, I hope that the crew had "firewall reverse". You may not have heard that it took 18 seconds after touchdown to properly select reverse!
I am sure you are enough of a pro to properly cancel reverse and you probably have not felt the forward "kick" as some have called it.
I have flown into Midway airport on dark and stormy nights...even doing a circling approach while snowing one night in a 737 (our company requires circling at or above minimum VMC condidtions) but it was still tough.
I hear the wx in europe can be tough though!
jon