Originally Posted by
fox niner
Is there no “capture descent” mode in airbus? Reset mcp alt fmc message? change to Vnav Alt in the FMA?
(Sorry I have exactly 0 minutes flight experience on type A)
No, there isn't. A slip up i have seen made by every former boeing pilot at least once was selecting the lower altitude, and then watching astonished that the aircraft did not start to descent. Been there, done it myself, more than once. However, usually that is really a non issue as the bus drops like a ton of bricks if you really want to, much less of a problem getting it down and slow than a 738 for example.