Originally Posted by
BuzzBox
Ummm, no. First push of either TO/GA switch commands the go-around pitch attitude (around 15°). The autothrottle activates in THR mode to provide sufficient thrust for a minimum climb rate of 2,000 ft/min.
I wrote that badly - the FD pitch bar will adjust as soon as you start climbing to command speed, the pitch commanded is obviously dependant on the thrust set so yes it does pitch to give 2000 fpm. Don’t think the initial pitch commanded is a fixed value, certainly not 10° - probably an increment below the PLIs but good luck finding that in the FCOM. In this case the PF pushed the TOGAs twice and got THR REF, which gave 23° pitch in this case to maintain the speed. Things happen fast at 23° pitch with THR REF.