I am talking about real aeroplanes that you can disconnect the autopilot and fly with manual thrust and control not the scarbus.
It is possible to control the thrust manually on the Airbus too - just not sure how often its is tried.
By the the way, as an engineer, it is interesting to see the general reactions of different fleet crews when you tell them the autothrottle doesn't work. 767 drivers seem to be concerned, but 737 drivers generally couldn't give a rats! Any idea why this might be? Not trying to stir - just wondering?