We leave them in the FLX detent on both the 330 and 340. The difference between leaving them, and pushing them up results in a big performance diff if it`s a high FLX. My philosophy is that the thrust is there to be used, but clearly my philosophy does not coincide with the company`s.
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In reference to going up to TOGA and back to FLX, there is no problem with it, it just seems stupid for us to do it when the A/C is stabilised (sort of) and one is only doing it to induce a mode change. We don`t leave them in the TOGA detent.
As for e/o procedure, same dog different leg action... We touch nothing till 400`, then secure engine, and pop bottles if needed, wait till 1500 (or whatever) push the ALT button, finish off the c/list, pull for OPEN CLB at GD, theeeen, if it was a FLX TO either push them up to TOGA and straight back to MCT (won`t get you smacked in the sim), or pull them back to CLB, then straight up to MCT (to the letter of the SOP`s, but will still get you smacked by most sim guys). If its been a high FLX temp, sticking them up to TOGA and back, even momentarily makes for an uncomfortable feeling, if it`s been a low FLX temp, then bringing them back and up gives that sinking feeling. This has been the SOP for at least 4 years on both 330 and 340. I don`t like it a lot, TOGA sound good to me, but I`m not paid to think about these types of things.
[This message has been edited by jtr (edited 01 September 2000).]
[This message has been edited by jtr (edited 01 September 2000).]