Originally Posted by
BOAC
Not quite, in my mind, anyway. - the main thing is to stop the NHP 'fiddling' with the thrust levers because they do not go straight to TOGA. Very common in my last airline as a lot of the F/Os did not seem to understand the Boeing a/throttle system, giving the levers a 'shove' when they hit the first 'set'; normally going OVER TOGA at which point the a/t comes back a big chunk, and if throttle hold sets in then you can be 'short', resulting in the wrong T/Off N1 at throttle hold. It also masks u/s clutches etc because the system is not allowed to operate correctly - so you may never see the 'failures'. Better in my current airline as the Captain ALWAYS handles the throttles after button push.
Nothing
AFAIK to stop anyone 'following' the levers (in fact a good idea for me) - just do not fiddle with them until you have to!
Hands rested lightly on top is my method.
Thanks a lot BOAC ! That is in fact what I usually do and seems to me also the most logical course of action
