Originally Posted by
Check Airman
A few guys at my airline are paranoid about changing the CI. They'd rather fly in selected speed for 4 hours. I change it when appropriate. Never heard a peep.
Our SOP allows us to manage CI (16-120) to achieve an on time arrival. CI 0 is used if fuel is the over riding concern. Airbus reminds us to “SET MANAGED SPEED” at every phase of flight change so operating in SEL seems odd coming from a training department.
If one is crossing the pond at a fixed MACH I get flying selected. In every other situation I don’t understand some companies resistance to employing the aircraft a designed. I guess that makes the world interesting.