I do not want to take anything away from the excellent work of the crew on this flight, which without doubt prevented a serious incident becoming something worse.
BUT
Should the crew not have aborted take off as soon as the No.3 Engine TR ‘REV’ amber EICAS message displayed at
approximately 125.6kt i.e prior to V1?
Also, hats off to the SACAA for their safety recommendations especially
Operators should provide flight crews with more basic hand flying and
simulator flight training on new generation aircraft to address the
technological developments in aviation, inclusive of effective stall
training.
and their observation:
The apparent increase in the number of software related incidents
involving various type certificated aircraft is becoming a cause of concern.
There is also a common thread through many recent accidents and it is time to
train for a new type of emergency that addresses the failure modes in highly
automated aircraft. The interface between pilots and aircraft automation, as well
as how this should be incorporated into aviation training, requires a review. This
includes addressing how automation fails, how pilots should cope with it and
how to get through the failures