Originally Posted by calcapt
O.K. here is a strange concept. Top of descent the engines come to idle but the power levers stay in the same position as cruise flight. What kind of logic is that? When my engines are at idle I want my throttle levers to be in the idle (far back) position. Why navigate "FROM" somewhere as opposed to "TO" someplace? What's next? Gear is down but gear lever is up? Flaps are up but flap lever is down? And flaps 1,2 3 and 4? I am convinced the french are just trying to fu.. with us Americans.
I think that every flap lever should be 1,2,3 and 4 etc. Who the hell cares what "degree" they are at? And how many positions do you actually use on a Boeing? Most of the time you skip several of them. And how hard is it to look at the throttle position indicator and match it to engine output? The reason the don't move is MORE MAINTINANCE! Not to mention weight. I suppose you like the fact that on Boeings the yoke also moves. Even though you can't see it on the other side of the USAToday and you only touch if for 5 minutes on a 5 hour flight. The Boeing "dumbs things down" to the lowest common denominator. In an Airbus, you can still shut everything off and "dumb it down" while at the same time appealing to the smarter pilots.