Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Well, that's because the jet's inferior design results in the engines having more to do with the pitch control than the elevators.
Always thought the primary pitch control was trim, secondary was thrust and the elevators were for tweaking the result.
It's because it has the same AP system/philosophy as the 767-400.
In both aircraft you hit the TOGA buttons/paddles for TO unlike the ER. In both aircraft the restriction is "AP off, then AT off." Again unlike the ER.