Originally Posted by Vessbot
The real question is are you gonna give it a handful of thrust or raise the nose, which is the reaction of the so-called “straight forward” pitch-for-flight-path thought.
No it isn't. With system 1, you raise the nose so you don't hit the ground. You simultaneously put the thrust up (if you need to) to to stop the speed decreasing. If you like (and you'd have to do the same with system 2) you can put on full thrust. As soon as you approach the normal slope, stuff the stick forward to maintain it. Or would you (system 2) just pull the thrust off a bit after it had kicked in and just hope you end up going where you want to go?
I see it often. At 200ft, the @rse falls out of it because of a bit of a hole. On goes the thrust (overriding the ATS), we get lower and lower below the slope going faster and faster, the thrust now kicks in and we're now going too fast and land long. Simple fix: raise the nose then regain the slope!
If the ATS doesn't hold the speed, put on some thrust yourself.