Originally Posted by
dctPub
What are you talking about. The VNAV descents are miles ahead on the 777 than the 330/320 with their ridiculous level segments.
I believe constant descent is an option. Unfortunately our company doesn’t have it. I agree that the way managed DES flies level segments before and during approaches is ridiculous, along with the coding that puts the decel waypoint AT the level off point instead of slightly before, resulting in a burst of thrust during level off unless the pilot intervenes. It is a system designed by engineers with no thought on how to operate with finesse.