Originally Posted by MasterOfPuppets

So I see what the FOs are saying but look at it this way.

first an FOs hands aren’t on the throttles for takeoff making it a Captain reject decision. That is not going to change ever. So what is an FO controlling? Rudders and Ailerons.

I hear you 100% on relinquishing the rudders however the brakes are on the rudders and the CA needs to make decisions about braking durring the reject.

as awkward as it seems to relinquish a boot full of rudder in a high speed situation it would be even more awkward to have me barking commands to you in the fog of war. As we all know the first sense to go with stress is audio. This is why master warnings and cautions go off in the flight deck for 5 minutes durring high stress sim sessions.

so unless every single reject no matter what the situation is going to end with the auto brakes bringing the aircraft to a full stop on the runway then the Captain needs control to make the decisions on the brakes and have access to the tiller.

Example If I get a PWS at 90 knots on a 12 thousand foot runway in DEN when it is 100 degrees I’m going to kick off the Brakes immediately and let the airplane roll to keep my brakes cool so I can go back and try again.