Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
Can someone explain all this talk about the spoilers? At Delta, using the speedbrake handle to disengage the autobrakes on the 757 was standard, but on the 737 I have never seen it done. The posts on this thread seem to indicate the crew fully stowed the spoilers at a high speed to turn off the brakes, but I thought the technique is to just move the speedbrake handle up a bit and then back down to the fully deployed position. Are United crews fully stowing the spoilers to turn off the autobrakes?
The 737 won’t disengage the brakes with just a bump of the lever a la the 757/767. Personally I find using the speedbrake handle in the 737 results in a very jerky release since the brakes just dump. 75/76 has a much more easy release so no problem bumping the handle there. 737 I preferred to just override with foot pedal pressure. Smoother.