Originally Posted by
misd-agin
Both concepts work but the Airbus is steadier. Point and let go... auto thrust off to stop the ridiculous power up, power back, power up, power back....ad nauseum, and the plane just tracks towards the aimpoint even in gusty winds.
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Not sure what you mean here. With auto-thrust off you still follow the magenta speed bug right?.......which on approach is indicating ground speed mini.......which reacts to wind gusts.
So if the auto-thrust is going up and down 'ad nauseam' to follow the bug speed, then so should you be if you use manual thrust.
Boeing has a different way of calculating the approach speed, and you shouldn't substitute the Boeing method in the Airbus.
If you ignore Airbus ground speed mini you could end up in a very sticky situation.