We have some experienced AB heads here - do any of you have any inkling of what is causing this apparent 'mind-set'? Is it that the A/T system, as TP says, WILL reduce the thrust in an Autoland and BECAUSE A/T apparently remains engaged on a manual landing there is some 'vestigial' brain function that says I do not need to? In both cases there is no visible difference on the throttle quadrant. Would the answer be to teach A/T disconnect in the flare on a manual landing thereby reinforcing the 'pilot' inputs? Something needs to be done, and I don't think issuing a reminder to pilots to close the levers will crack the inbuilt block.
Picking up on TP's answer, somewhere back in the thread there was a mention of 1.2EPR on the No2 (Nod's post #1113?). IF this is pukka, is that what you would expect from the A/T as it tries to maintain Vapp with No2 thrust? It seems quite low to me. Is it possible that a partial throttle back from CLB had taken place and would the EPR then be lower?