Originally Posted by
pineteam
Visual approaches are to be flown using outside references. Programming the FMS is a big no no by Airbus. I remember reading it in one of the Airbus Safety First Mags. Why would you do that anyway... Flying visual is easy.
This one becomes especially entertaining when someone starts calculating an approximate length for the base leg to insert the turn from downwind to base as P/B/D from the final turn and "be more precise". Like, you pretend that you are being highly professional and precise, but nonetheless you do the exact opposite of what is written in your FCTM? Fair enough...