A320 2D/NPA FINAL mode
Hi guys,
First things first.. go easy on me as I'm currently mid type-rating on the 320. Secondly, I have already consulted the manuals but haven't found a concrete answer.
Can anyone provide comment on what triggers/events must have occurred for FINAL mode to engage in a fully managed NDB/2D approach with vertical guidance. When running these through in VFDs the aircraft will simply overfly the FDP and not descend, despite FINAL being armed in blue.
In addition to this if this approach was an NDB approach which had a hold as part of it - such as EGNX - and the outbound leg requires you to fly around that hold once more, at what point would you tell the aircraft to exit the hold?
Thanks all.