Originally Posted by
CVividasku
What if you encounter a windshear... ?
You make your arm and hand travel those 30 cm from your lap to the thrust levers and set TOGA. It should take 1 sec. or less. If a tenth of a second of reaction time makes the difference, then taking off was a very bad idea to start with.
On the other hand, surprise and startle for some events happening after takeoff could lead you to move the thrust levers erratically whilst holding them.