Autothrust Idle Mode
This was asked a lot of post's ago and I don't believe answered.
Question: Is it possible on the 777 that the autothrottle has transitioned to Idle on the FMA for the flare and when after touch down a balked landing is carried out by advancing the thrust levers and To/GA switches, due to the fact that TO/GA switches don't work on the ground would the autothrottle still be in idle mode ???
Thus should PF for whatever reason place both hands on the yoke having not pushed the To/Ga switches once airborne thus not commanding THRUST on FMA would the autothrottle still be in Idle mode and retard thrust levers to idle ???
It would be appreciated if any 777 pilots could shed some light.
Thank you.