Originally Posted by
JimEli
During a commercial airliner takeoff, the PF usually has his hands on the throttles while the FO backs him/her. Just saying.
A slightly mixed up statement I think. FO and Capt can both be either PF or PM, however, many/most airlines state that only the Capt can decide whether to abort the take off. So, if the FO is the PF it is SOP that the Capt also guards the throttles until V1, so that he can abort the T/O without the delay of instructing the PF to do so.
No idea what this has to do with the incident in question - are you suggesting the PM/PNF should hold the ECLs during T/O and Landing just in case there is ground resonance (or TR failure)?