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Old 13th March 2019 | 19:00
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eckhard
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Hardly ever, if by “approach” you mean within approx 3000ft of terrain.

It would be much better to use V/S or FPA to capture the correct profile from above, or maybe ALT to capture it from below. Of course, intelligent use of VNAV could also work.

These modes offer more finesse than FLCH.
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