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Old 24th Jul 2007, 22:05
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NigelOnDraft
 
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I'm really sorry to ask this, all you AB folk, but as an 'old-fashioned' Boeing driver, how can you 'forget' to close the throttles on landing - or do you have no control over the engine speeds?
The TLs tend to sit in the "CLB detent" - this is you "setting" the max thrust the ATHR can use. Once nearing/in the flare you bring them back to idle - and if you don't it shouts "Retard" at you (and the front few Pax rows ) ... to remind you.

The "Retard" is to stop you forgetting... and the unintended consequences that may be a factor here. It further seems that once an engine goes into Rev, maybe the "Retard" stops?
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