Originally Posted by
Rightseat Ballast
Think of CTOT as a very simple autothrottle, used only for takeoff. You preselect a desired takeoff torque setting, and watch the magic happen. The fun part is when you turn CTOT off during the climb, and the torque drops off to what the power levers are actually commanding (may be a torque increase, but often a torque decrease). You never know what you're gonna get!
If the CTOT is set to 90% and the PL are pushed to 92% when you activate CTOT it will not lower to 90% so how can you get an increase in torque when you dial down the CTOT?