What on earth has a roll mode got to do with it? You have got ailerons - use them and forget about a god almighty rush to get the autoflight systems engaged. Flight directors are there as an aid - not the be all and end all of navigating the beast.
I'm afraid things have changed on the more modern aeroplanes! It is standard now with any defect you carry into the air to get the aeroplane settled in teh climb, gear up, and at 400' select a roll mode- Hdg or LNav as required. if you have an engine out, you are not allowed to turn, you must climb straight ahead unless specifically req'd on that runway to do otherwise. Contravene that and you look for another job.
Mach E Avelli:
In my view, not knowing whether the reverser has really unlocked or could unlock at any time falls into the 'it's better to be on the ground wishing you were up there, than being up there wishing you were on the ground' category.
Ignore your training and you will be looking for another job! You get trained, then come a problem and you throw it away and decide you know better than Mr. Boeing? How many Boeing aeroplanes have crashed with full reverse on take-off? Zero. How many Boeing aeroplanes have had false 'reverser unlocked' warning lights on take-off? Quite a few I would hazard a guess- I have had false reverse indications, but not on take-off. Boeing recommend that particular take-off briefing I outlined earlier. Why throw that away the first time you have (what you think is) an emergency? Foolhardy to abandon near V1 for a stupid false warning light! Wake up guys and reread your emergency briefing!
Then for goodness sake stick to it! You do
not know better!
Mach E Avelli- you aren't a prof pilot, are you? Have you been Boeing trained? If not, why are you involving yourself in this discussion without saying so? Do you think passing your opinion is advisable in a discussion of this nature?
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