Yep, all good stuff, perhaps I should be more specific.......
1. If you want to reduce your r.o.c to 1000fpm, what's wrong with using v/s? It seems like a perfectly appropriate mode to use.
2. What does the man who writes this in my Part A know that I don't?
3. If you don't use v/s, you'll need to reduce thrust or increase speed, both a little fiddly and somewhat suboptimal.
4. If anyone has a copy of AIC 80/2000, I'd be glad to see it.
Ta.
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