Originally Posted by
Capn Bloggs
The second, Maui...
Although I'm surprised that you say you prefer FLCH for arrivals given you (the PF) has no control whatsoever over the descent rate that results from using FLCH, as the Thais have shown on two occasions in Melbourne.
Well that's not quiet accurate either. In FLCH the aurothrottle is in arm. It's not a terribly difficult thing to add a bit of thrust or take a bit off thus varying your vertical speed.