Originally Posted by
The Outlaw
CC,
You are correct to a point. However, perhaps...
I quoted the manual. Airmanship dictates that you physically make sure the throttles are moving, and that thrust is increasing.
Boeing is ambiguous for a reason. I'm too lazy to write it out, but I'm sure you know why.
But I agree with you, if you don't like what it's doing, do it yourself! Sadly, I think that skill is slowly falling off.
CC