When are you allowed to put your hand back on thrust levers after V1?
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When are you allowed to put your hand back on thrust levers after V1?
V1= Remove your hand
Why? Because leaving it there is dangerous.
Most guys put it back right after a second.
Not only ridiculous, but dangerous!
How come in our history nobody has raised the question: When can you put it back there?
I suggest not before 400ft.
Why? Because leaving it there is dangerous.
Most guys put it back right after a second.
Not only ridiculous, but dangerous!
How come in our history nobody has raised the question: When can you put it back there?
I suggest not before 400ft.
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Good question, which I have thought of previously but never asked.
I like to have my hand on the levers again fairly quickly especially if windshear is likely.
Personally I use anything between gear up and thrust reduction altitude depending on the day.
I like to have my hand on the levers again fairly quickly especially if windshear is likely.
Personally I use anything between gear up and thrust reduction altitude depending on the day.
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Like many issues flying jets this is left deliberately not addressed because airmanship should be applied using common sense as a back up to these automation systems.Personally I always place a hand back on the thrust levers (even on an airbus) once the gear is up because I was once taught a good lesson.Departing VTBU at night with a close in turn and the autothrottle in "throttle hold mode" ie thrust levers should not move before the selection of another vertical mode, the left thrust lever , at around 600 feet very rapidly retarded to idle position for no apparent reason (pre-fadec engine).Fortunately this was picked up in my scan and take off thrust was immediately restored but this could have ended quite badly.
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Even without your hand on em you can have Toga in a flash
Whenever you feel
Even without your hand on em you can have Toga in a flash
Whenever you feel
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V1= Remove your hand
Why? Because leaving it there is dangerous.
Why? Because leaving it there is dangerous.
There is no need to remove your hand off the thrust levers at V1. It was originally an old airline taught "tradition" that you intended to "Go".
Traditions have their use-by date in flying aeroplanes. It is just as easy to rotate with one hand on the control column wheel as it is to use the computer joy stick on an Airbus type. IMHO, It is common sense and good airmanship to keep one hand on the thrust levers during the take off roll and initial climb even with autothrottle system engaged.
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After you feel that your airplane is well trimmed. In my opinion it is not when you are "allowed" but when is it "convenient" All is about priority. If you have a mistrimmed stabilizer in excessive nose down position, you may need your both hands to pull the control column. I think once you feel comfortable you can put back your hand on thrust levers...although some super instructors have a strict rule about it.
I always thought one of the reasons for removing ones hand from the thrust levers at V1 was in case your seat slid back on rotation.
As well as having trouble flying the aircraft the last thing you want is closed thrust levers!
As well as having trouble flying the aircraft the last thing you want is closed thrust levers!
For me usually as soon as I'm established and trimmed at the initial climb attitude- then the extra precision of two hands on the column isn't needed, and obviously I'm not going to instinctively try and reject!
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There is sure some quaint thinking in aviation.
There is no need to remove your hand off the thrust levers at V1. It was originally an old airline taught "tradition" that you intended to "Go".
Traditions have their use-by date in flying aeroplanes. It is just as easy to rotate with one hand on the control column wheel as it is to use the computer joy stick on an Airbus type. IMHO, It is common sense and good airmanship to keep one hand on the thrust levers during the take off roll and initial climb even with autothrottle system engaged.
There is no need to remove your hand off the thrust levers at V1. It was originally an old airline taught "tradition" that you intended to "Go".
Traditions have their use-by date in flying aeroplanes. It is just as easy to rotate with one hand on the control column wheel as it is to use the computer joy stick on an Airbus type. IMHO, It is common sense and good airmanship to keep one hand on the thrust levers during the take off roll and initial climb even with autothrottle system engaged.
There is sure some quaint thinking in aviation.
There is no need to remove your hand off the thrust levers at V1. It was originally an old airline taught "tradition" that you intended to "Go".
Traditions have their use-by date in flying aeroplanes. It is just as easy to rotate with one hand on the control column wheel as it is to use the computer joy stick on an Airbus type. IMHO, It is common sense and good airmanship to keep one hand on the thrust levers during the take off roll and initial climb even with autothrottle system engaged.
There is no need to remove your hand off the thrust levers at V1. It was originally an old airline taught "tradition" that you intended to "Go".
Traditions have their use-by date in flying aeroplanes. It is just as easy to rotate with one hand on the control column wheel as it is to use the computer joy stick on an Airbus type. IMHO, It is common sense and good airmanship to keep one hand on the thrust levers during the take off roll and initial climb even with autothrottle system engaged.
I couldn’t disagree more, there’s a very good reason
Boeing procedure has you removing your hands from
the thrust levers at V1
It means you are committed to go, to continue the take
off from that point and not reject barring the most catastrophic
circumstance
Your performance planning is based on this analysis
The chances of a pilot initiating a reject in error
above V1 (ie most) are significantly increased by
leaving your hand on the thrust levers
You are physically tempting an action which
is extremely poorly advised
That, along with defying the manufacturers
recommendations is a complete lack of airmanship
This thread sums up the airline training and standards ‘industry’ for me.
Every bugger has a theory. When they become Chief Pilot they start foisting it on the rest of us, right or wrong.
Every bugger has a theory. When they become Chief Pilot they start foisting it on the rest of us, right or wrong.