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Old 30th Jan 2006, 04:10
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Richard Spandit
 
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Use of autothrust on approach, B757/B767

Just completed a line check with an airline I won't mention. Was given a black mark for disconnecting the A/T at the same time as the A/P on the approach. Their SOP is to leave the A/T engage until the flare - I was taught that flying manually but with autothrust could lead to unnecessary oscillations - something perhaps the Airbus compensates for (I have been told that Airbus pilots rarely disconnect the A/T - if this isn't true, let me know)?

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