Originally Posted by
maggot
Yes
Why would you expect otherwise?
So you can use it appropriately should you wish. At 400' all engines, probably not but it was inadvertent.
Because it’s different to how the A320 Alt knob works, you can push that till the cows come home and it won’t level the aircraft if it’s not at the FCU selected altitude or a constraint. I was seeking to understand how the 330 FCU might be different and what outcome the captain might have expected from pushing it when he did.
i’ve now looked it up and see there is an additional button on the A330 FCU for engaging ALT mode, like I say different.
cheers