Originally Posted by
parabellum
Is it my imagination or is it reasonable to presume that some of the pilots posting here don't have one hand on the control column and one hand on the throttles at all stages of the approach, including autolands? Just the way some posts have been written perhaps.
I've been in the flight deck as an observer for countless flight tests and simulator sessions. Every single time, the pilot flying would leave one hand resting on the throttles during final approach/landing. Most of these were Boeing flight test pilots (who are generally really good stick and rudder types), but some were FAA/EASA, and a few were operator line pilots (when we did remote flight tests at an operator, they often had a rule that a company pilot had to be flying - with the Boeing pilot in the other seat).
I'd just assumed that was trained as SOP for Boeing aircraft. Also part of the reason why I think the PF being a recent transfer from Airbus was a contributing factor on Asiana at SFO.