System and method for controlling engine speed in multi-engine aircraft

A system for controlling engine speed in a multi-engine aircraft, the system comprising:

• at least one processing unit;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions executable by the at least one processing unit for:
• monitoring a request for a first engine and a second engine to generate a given thrust;
• determining a corresponding engine speed for the first engine and the second engine in accordance with the given thrust;
• when the corresponding engine speed is outside of a selected speed range, the speed range having a first boundary and a second boundary, allowing a first engine speed and a second engine speed to track the corresponding engine speed;
• and
• when the corresponding engine speed is within the selected speed range, staggering transition of the first engine speed and the second engine speed through the selected speed range by allowing one of the first engine speed and the second engine speed to transition through the selected speed range while holding the other of the first engine speed and the second engine speed outside of the selected speed range.