Originally Posted by ACA856
I always 'assumed' at least for post steam gauge Boeing equipment (with the exception of takeoff thrust i.e. the A/T <only> managing EPR/N1), it's "all on or all off" as a rule? It seems that's an airline choice or SOP from what I'm reading here. Say it ain't so?
Don't tar the rest of us with the 737 pitch-power coupling brush. In fact, some manufacturers recommend leaving the autothrottles engaged when hand-flying, as mentioned by Rojer. In my machine, it certainly does a better job than me when the conditions are bad.