Originally Posted by
Joejosh999
I’m not a pilot (my Dad was) but, if I’m flying an aircraft w misbehaving auto-throttles, would I not at minimum 1) watch the throttles closely during climb and/or 2) have my hand on the throttle quad at all times such that even if I was looking elsewhere I would feel the split?
I know it’s easy for a non-pilot like me to say, but....any comments?
Yes ! Well, I certainly would anyway. (Sometimes you want both hands on the yoke for finer control, but you can always see the engine gauges).
Some pilots say that non moving Airbus FBW thrust levers are a bad thing, yet there have been several accidents in recent years with Boeing thrust levers that didn't move when they should have, but the situation was not noticed by the pilots.
The Airbus system requires the pilots to look at the N1/EPR gauges every instrument scan to confirm what the engines are doing. This is a very GOOD thing, and avoids getting caught out.