bubbers44 said:With normal reverse thrust a pilot does not know what the braking action is until coming out of reverse. I have thought braking was normal until reversers were stowed then had to go back into reverse to stop the 737. After that episode in Reno on the first arrival one morning after a big snow storm I always hesitated on coming out of reverse until I knew I didn't need brakes any more. If one or both reversers hadn't deployed that morning there is no doubt where we would have ended up.
Since Southwest's FOM called for manual braking, the pilot should have felt the antiskid cycle in the pedals. Even in full reverse, I've heard the clicking of the antiskid cycling on slick runways.