Cent - I'm not sure if it is in later FCTM than mine (Oct 2007) but I was always very cautious about this, and I would rather see positive confirmation of spoilers BEFORE deployment than a panic haul on the levers.
9 times out of 10 the reverse has no effect on landing distance with autobrake and so many F/Os were being driven by the trainers into rapid deployment in my last company that their fingers were often creeping forwards on the T/Ls during the flare and one guy actually deployed them while we were still airborne.
Shades of Conghonas? Granted the Boeing still allows you to deploy the levers, thank the Lord!
EDIT: For aewanbe - all autobrake landing figures in the QRP include 2 engine detent reverse with additions for non-availability (always a mystery to we drivers!).
Last edited by BOAC; 26th Mar 2010 at 16:54.