Whatever happened to soft altitude mode? In Safety First there is a series of control your speed from take off to landing. It should provide most answers. In Airbus most problems have occurred by switching off the AP. Airbus recommends AP on and manage speed excursions with speed brakes and only if ATHR behaviour is not satisfactory then use manual thrust. Even in windsheer if AP is on it should not be disconnected. AP will disconnect with speed excursion or Valpha prot. Only then it should be manually flown.
Last edited by vilas; 23rd Nov 2019 at 16:09.