Originally Posted by
BraceBrace
"Feel" is not really a good basis I think.
As a captain from the moment I say "thrust set", mentally I think am responsible for the thrust levers. This means the FO has time to move the hands, while my hands are moving as well. It's not a speedrace, it usually goes smooth and swiftly. However, if he's slow, I'll "tap" up.
However, pretty sure there are captains out there who will think "FO holds the throttles, so FO will perform the reject..." Just be ready for the unexpected. I would reject as an FO, if his hands come in after the A/T disconnect, fine, he can continue. FCOM black white always has a human reality side to take into account I guess. We ain't robots.
To be clear, I want to hear both the "thrust set" at which point I'm preparing to relinquish control, and then I want to feel the CPT replacing my hand with their's on the T/L, basically in my mind because I don't want a situation where I've let go of the T/L and he's not close to having his hand on it, if that makes sense?