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Old 22nd May 2021, 08:28
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Uplinker
 
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.........in some countries it's SOP to reduce vertical speed to 1000ft/mt within last 2000ft to level off. So the TA are avoided.
It wasn't SOP with any of the airlines I flew for, but we all did it anyway - especially in busy TMAs. I still think it's odd that manufacturers never modified their software to perform this function automatically when TCAS came in and TA/RAs became a possibility.

Having to intervene just before the point of ALT capture every time is both a pain and a potential level bust.
But on Airbus; setting 1000'/min and pulling V/S before ALT* is surely much easier? ALT will still capture.

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