Originally Posted by
tdracer
How can they be using thrust lever position as a proxy for the gauges, if they're not paying any attention to the thrust lever position? If the Airbus setup forces the pilot to scan the N1/EPR gauges, how come the Asiana pilot - who was in the middle of an Airbus to Boeing transition - failed to notice the engines were at idle? If you don't monitor the thrust levers, and you don't monitor the gauges, you're asking for trouble.
Agreed.
I cannot access the report any more for some reason - I just get error 404 - I did not know the PF was ex Airbus. So I cannot think how PF and PM got into such a pickle over a simple manoeuvre - all you really need is correct power on the gauges and correct pitch on the PFD. No further hypotheses from me on this. SOPS will be delighted.