Airline T/O procedure: hand(s) on throttle...

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I saw in a CoExpress Beech 1900 (no cockpit door) that during takeoff, it seemed that both pilots' hands were on the throttle while advancing them for takeoff.

I was under the impression that the pilot flying is the one who controls the throttle (during takeoff, landing, etc.) ?



Either this was awhile ago or either continental Connection and not express. Were you down south or up north?

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I think by "no cockpit door" he means the little sliding saloon doors were open. They did this on my flight from FMN-ABQ on Mesa, and I spent most of the flight leaning out in the aisle.
 
I wasnt asking about the door. Just stating that COex doesnt have B1900s any longer, so either an old story or incorrect. "Curtains" are still standard to this day on 19 seaters...go figure.
 
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At Skykway, the NFP backed up the throttles, but at Delta, once power is set, only the captain has his hands on the throttle.

I'm still not sold on that procedure, but whatever!

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You'll like it more when you move left, believe me. BTW one of the few high speed aborts I ever initiated was as an FO on the 727. Flying with a captain who liked to let you "make all the decisions" on your leg. So I had the throttles for takeoff. Not a well coordinated operation .
 
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OK so Continental connection then.....no need to be so picky! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

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Well when the majority of Continental Connection is gulfstream, it makes a differene. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif
 
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At Skykway, the NFP backed up the throttles, but at Delta, once power is set, only the captain has his hands on the throttle.

I'm still not sold on that procedure, but whatever!

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You'll like it more when you move left, believe me. BTW one of the few high speed aborts I ever initiated was as an FO on the 727. Flying with a captain who liked to let you "make all the decisions" on your leg. So I had the throttles for takeoff. Not a well coordinated operation .

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At my airline, FP has hands on TL's only.
 
At 9E, the PF brings the TL's up to approximate t/o thrust, calls "set thrust"...PNF sets it in the carrots and calls "thrust set"...then the PF brings his hands back on the TL's until V1.

Some airlines have the CA's hands on the TLs...some it's always the PF like us. Certainly isn't a universal procedure.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Commutair do Continental Express from CLE to PIT?

It certainly isn't Gulfstream
 
Ok you're right. There is no EXPRESS any more anyway.

It's just some goofy airline changing there name to ExpressJet. One has to wonder why airlines and schools change names???

Valujet - Airtran
COEx - ExpressJet
Comair - DCA

Coincidence?

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No really its not only a name change, its different airlines. XJET flies as COex and Commutair, Gulfstream, and Skywest fly as Continental Connection.
 
I took an intro course at United on the 737-200, they taught us that the PF raises the power to arms length, then the PNF sets the T/O thrust while the PF's hands are on the throttle. Then the PNF takes his hand away.
 
For us, the captain will always raise the power levers. The FO will always click on the CTOT (pre-selected torque) switch to set the takeoff power at the captain's command. Controls are switched to PF at 80 knots. The captain will have his/her hand on the PLs until V1.

If it were a takeoff NOT using the CTOT, then the FO will tweek the power after the initial setting towards takeoff torque -7% (to account for "ram rise".)
 
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