Thanks for the replies, and thanks for the mention about the PC Pilot article.
It's funny how often I still get passengers who are flight sim enthusiasts coming up front to say hello and saying how much they appreciate what was in that. It's origins lay in the tuition that we, as pilots of the 737-200 learnt from our old and bold Captains in the seventies and early eighties about manual descent planning.
Funnily enough, with changed figures for weight and wind, it's still valid today. In fact I even drew diagrams about circuit planning for an inexperienced FO just last week. It's nice to pass on the old techniques to the pilots of tomorrow. Sadly, these days the training departments only teach them how to press buttons and trust the software.......which, on the 757/767 is just not capable of delivering decent results.....or should that be 'descent' results!
Take care.
BB
