Originally Posted by MavSeven

Once again, and no offense to the OP at all, but passengers generally have a pretty poor view of what actually is happening at any given moment.


From what I gather, the OP said they touched down, and then "a second" later the pilot "hit the thrust".

Well, turbofan engines don't work like that. It takes them anywhere from a second to three seconds to spool up from flight idle to TOGA thrust.
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