Originally Posted by
Check Airman
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)?
As many operators, we also had a few level busts over the years, because of crew selecting the final cleared altitude on SID/STARS with constraints in the middle and for some reason getting out of CLB/DES and here you go, you get a level bust. We basically write down the final cleared altitude on PM MCDU (eg. descend via STAR 3000 ft) and select step by step the different altitudes on the STAR (5000 ft, 4000ft, etc..).
I am not a big fan of the above procedure, as we were discussing above “know your FMA at all times” should be the priority but as we know our business is driven by internal and external statistics.