Originally Posted by Clandestino
So, the pilots realize that despite their pulling reverser levers fully back, engines are producing full forward thrust. They promptly and correctly diagnose the problem which they have never seen before and decide to take it airborne while holding the reverse levers where they are. They climb away to safe altitude and airspeed which would allow transition from full reverse selection forward to climb power , all the time being lucky reversers don't deploy while airborne.
Problem with this scenario is it is too much to expect even of Dan Dare or Pirx the pilot.
If Dan is still accelerating at the runway cul de sac, and so with no major yaw issue, chances are good than none of the REV are deployed. Then pull and toga can be the wise instinctive way to drastically improve his own life expectation.
For similar circumstances, Clandestino has already assured his way to Paradise, at least he was lucky the REV did not deploy while airborne ...