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Old 20th Jul 2004, 14:22
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Sir D,

Here is one little gotcha which I believe that Alexban may have been referring to. If you are at around 50' and the A/T enters the Alpha Floor mode (or underspeed limiting as my tech manual refers to it), at 27' the Autothrottle will then transition to the Retard mode (aka an AutoLand). This (depending on how you handle it) can lead to a pretty firm touchdown.

Me? Well I prefer the A/T in 'Arm' to touchdown. Should the Alpha floor engage below 100ft, I disconnect it.
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