Originally Posted by
tdracer
Apologies for the thread drift, but I think the NTSB and FAA largely missed this contributing aspect of a recent transfer from an Airbus to a Boeing. SOP for doing an A/T landing in a Boeing is to keep one hand resting lightly on the throttles as a tactile indication of what the throttles (and hence the engines) are doing. It's painfully obvious that the Asiana pilot hadn't been taught that.
One of the recommendations should have been greatly enhanced training when switching between Airbus and Boeing (or visa-versa) to emphasize the basic differences in how they work.
No, although the moving TLs are helpful on a Boeing, the single most important indication of what a complex automated aircraft is doing (be it Airbus or Boeing) are the FMAs and having a solid understanding of automation modes. In this case they did not see or understand the FLCH/HOLD trap.