You know, at the end of the day, we (pilots) should not need to have to rely on the FMS to get these levels right. I've found over the years that 1000' every 3 miles works well in all the jets I've flown - if ATC gives you an unexpected descent, it doesn't take too much mental agility to work what distance you need to lose the height (always remembering the wind factor, of course <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> ). I'm not the brightest light in the harbour and I generally manage to get it right (more or less
), so you youngsters shouldn't have any difficulty at all.. .. .(Edited for etrocus spelling and general ham-fistedness.). . . . <small>[ 19 March 2002, 22:37: Message edited by: tired ]</small>