Jucydko
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- Apr 10, 2015
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- Polish
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- Poland
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- Poland
Hello there,
I'm having trouble with one phrase, namely "to pull back on the throttles". The threads existing on the Internet that relate to it are unclear. Some say it means reducing speed, some that it's speeding up. The context is taking off in a small aircraft. It would be hard to believe that "reducing" the speed is the case here because the engine is "gunned", the plane roars down the runway and the pilot is generally insane. Could someone please tell me if "pulling back on the throttles" can change the meaning depending on the context? (like, sometimes it could mean reducing speed and sometimes it could mean speeding up) If it can't... then.... any ideas?
All the best!
Julia
I'm having trouble with one phrase, namely "to pull back on the throttles". The threads existing on the Internet that relate to it are unclear. Some say it means reducing speed, some that it's speeding up. The context is taking off in a small aircraft. It would be hard to believe that "reducing" the speed is the case here because the engine is "gunned", the plane roars down the runway and the pilot is generally insane. Could someone please tell me if "pulling back on the throttles" can change the meaning depending on the context? (like, sometimes it could mean reducing speed and sometimes it could mean speeding up) If it can't... then.... any ideas?
All the best!
Julia