That sounds like a daft restriction, Piers. You should be able to take off
again once the gear has touched the ground.
Mind you, engineers do make strange decisions for pilots . . .
I’ll try and find a 777 pilot and ask.
Chris
> On 19 Sep 2016, at 15:50, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Glad to have the calm and considered professional confirmation of the
> bl***ing obvious! And don't try to tell me it was a noise abatement
> procedure!
>
> If I understand correctly, even if we assume that TOGA _was_ selected, the
> fact that the landing gear had already touched down would inhibit TOGA,
> hence the unorthodox application of full power 15 seconds later.
>
> I can understand that it would be a Good Thing to help the crew not to apply
> take-off power while taxying to the jetway. But that "help" comes at a
> price, it seems.
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