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.
Auto throttles have have a lot to answer for, more so when the throttles dont move with power change.
They are just one more thing to take the "P/F" out of the loop.