Hi Bryan,just a little question concerning the confusing "before start / after start" flow: the FO shuts down the start levers during the "receiving aircraft" flow. Does the captain turn them back on before starting the engines? It says in the flow manual, that the FO handles the start levers during the "after start" flow again. What is the sense in the FO touching those levers after starting up the engines? Ingo

Hi Ingo,You are correct, the FO will make sure the start levers are in cutoff position during the recieving flow.Does the captain turn them back on before starting the engines?No not before, he uses them to start the engines. Here is some info about the start sequence:Position engine start lever to IDLE detent when: