Mr Ocean,
Based upon what theory do you make the statement "757 autothrottle is a poor system"?.Ive been flying it for 14,000 hours on type now (still do) and havent had any issues with it.Peter.
Ok, not far behind you there with about 11-12K hrs on it. It is poor in the respect that it is very slow reacting to airspeed changes not least in gusty wind conditions and needs a lot of over-riding in the wx conditions which are the norm in my part of the world 9 months out of the year. Even the A/T of the B737 Classics did a better job.