Agreed regarding the idle gate; however, since it apparently also is somehow linked to achieving full throttle authority in the addon’s current state (at least in all my flights), I prefer the visual confirmation I have full power authority and to already be set for flight. Being a casual simmer and not a pilot, I accept/expect that I’m not going to practice/encounter a rejected takeoff situation.
Both methods appear to work to address the bug issue, and I’m not even certain it’s still even necessary.