Idle Reverse

[Foxtrot]

I thought idle reverse meant just deploying the buckets/sliding (cascade) reversers and leaving the throttles alone, but I've seen several times in videos when the pilot/first officer calls "idle reverse" the PIC pulls back a little on the thrust reverse levers. So even for idle reverse do you have to pull back a little on those levers?

[Spad13]

I thought idle reverse meant just deploying the buckets/sliding (cascade) reversers and leaving the throttles alone, but I've seen several times in videos when the pilot/first officer calls "idle reverse" the PIC pulls back a little on the thrust reverse levers. So even for idle reverse do you have to pull back a little on those levers?

Well, the buckets (or cascades) won't deploy if you don't pull back a little. It's just that you'd only pull to the unlocked position and no further.

[Foxtrot]

Ahh ok, that makes sense. Thanks for the info!

[AJ]

Although not pefect this diagram shows the reverse thrust lever positions

[Foxtrot]

That helps out, thanks for posting that diagram.