Originally Posted by
Check Airman
The case with altitude constraints is the only case where I’ve seen the PFD not match the FCU (by design).
This situation is where I actually find it useful to point to the FCU. ATC clears you to 6000, and the FCU reflects that clearance limit, even though the PFD shows 12,100 in pink.
You mean magenta I guess.
Depends a lot on airlines SOPs then. We never set anything lower (higher) than the active constraints, I.e. cleared down to 6000 ft via STAR we set the different step down constraints on the FCU, but yes technically it is perfectly fine to just set your final altitude provided you are in DES or CLB all the time.
If your policy is the latter, then I see the point of your comment.