Hi there!
any new ideas on this topic? I´ve been having numerous discussions with my FOs about this. Quite a few of them seem to have a fetish for very low rates of descent (eg. 300fpm) when given a very early descent clearance. I heard somewhere that 1000 fpm is a minimum expected by ATC but I have not been in a position to have this verified by any official publication. I don´t want to tell the FO that he MUST descend at 1000fpm if I´m not in a position to prove that I´m right. I´m not based in the UK so answers from non-UK ATCs would also be appreciated!
thanks