Emirates used flex at Melbourne some years ago IIRC and nearly caused the worst air disaster in Australian history.
Speaking of Australia, one airline, who had never had a haul loss decided it was beneficial not to use reverse thrust, even on a wet runway. They came to grief.
We all tend to be getting away from the basics in aviation today. When we did ab initio training, did we reduce the power on T/O?? Hell no. Then why do it now? Don't try and reinvent the wheel, as it has all been done before.
Risk management is the term they use today i believe. Then manage it.
K.I.S!!
Last edited by doubleu-anker; 5th Jul 2012 at 20:30.