Well, that was funny...once.
If you look very carefully at my admittedly out of date opinions, you will find that I have not argued for charging down the runway holding the nose off.
I have argued several points.
Basically that it's a shame that pilots can not have more practice at edge of the envelope situations, on real aircraft. That and that alone is where I introduce Davis' latter-day plea.
Huge savings in brakes and tires can be achieved by small changes in final pitch attitude. It has nothing to do with which technique gives the best deceleration per se. I clearly state that modern systems might be adversely affected by not towing the manufacturer's line. I'm sure they do stop the aircraft to the optimum. That is very specifically not the most economical under many runway conditions. Just that. Nothing else.
Dragging in at an excessive angle would indeed be asking for trouble, what I'm saying is, some aircraft...and loud and clear this time, not your huge modern machines, but say 20 to 150 seat bracket, quite simply can be flown with a little of the old technique that 'real' airplanes used to respond so well to.
Since my argument is that it's a shame that crew can't practice these techniques, then I'm not really surprised that such flying is not common place.
The discussion has become somewhat circular, so let me end by just saying that I would not advocate busting SOPs or entering into experimentation without a clear authority and reason to do so.
I'm not alone in being sad that some of the old ways have gone...but gone they have, unless aviation suddenly starts to make vast profits that will enable Davis' dream of advanced handling practice on real aircraft.
At the end of the day, I'm arguing for an ideal state that allows modern pilots to really be able to master their machines, not only in extreme circumstances, but have that gentle edge that I used to see in perhaps one in five candidates. You just had the feeling that if they operated the aircraft throughout its life, it would last twice as long!
Maybe I am foolish in thinking such standards can be taught. I have a niggling feeling that these folk were born with that touch.