I would welcome an input from an AB driver on the system but I would assume the same safety interlocks are in place as on the 737?
I am sure the interlocks are there in pratice i.e. what you get. However, the physcial interlocks asre just with the rev lever selected the thrust lever can only go in the rev range.
It follows (737) that g/a thrust cannot be applied until the reversers are both stowed.
AB you can select GA Power on both from full Reverse in 0.25s just by shoving everything forward... However it will give you idle in that engine until the reverser buckets are stowed. With 1 Rev locked out and below VMCG this will naturally make your eyes water
Are we now agreed that reversers ARE important stopping mechanisms on slippery surfaces - or is the AB MEL different?
I am sure AB MEL says Wet Ldg Perf affected...
Regarding the runway, Rippa in #126 suggests it was 'wet' but not 'contaminated'. Was it 'slippery when wet'?
How could they know? It was a new surface and had hardly ever been 'wet' before?