Originally Posted by
sonicbum
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.
yes. Magenta.
I have to ask. Why? Assuming you fly a Boeing/Airbus, what’s the benefit, and how do you handle soft constraints (eg 21,000-23,000)?