'Fraid I'm no relation to 747Focal - or at least not to my knowledge. Family tree gets a bit woolly after by 17 Uncles and 53 Nephews. Or at least that's how it feels buying Xmas presents for the lot of 'em!
I was very interested by Maybee's post. I found it hard to believe that the huge variation was down to SOPs alone - a bit of finesse helps it would appear! Next time I'm faced with a sluggish 340 I shall pass on your advice - just give it some welly old boy!!!!!
Just to add some straightness to the record I dont hold anything personally against Airbus, my only point is that from an ATCO's perspective they CAN present a challenge! I flew on a 330 to Cuba recently and slept well even though suffering the ill effects of food poisoning (apologies to anyone else on the flight...).