"was fortunate to have had full factory courses for 320 and 330 and personally would not fly manual thrust unless exceptional circumstances prevail or in the sim. Let's face it other aeroplanes are autothrust all the time as well and that is the way Airbus designed their aeroplane''
If I'm hand flying, I tend to use manual thrust as well. It just seems more natural to me and there are no ''out of phase'' moments. And if you're in a heavy A321 with V2500s in gusty conditions, it make sense. The complete range of 320 aircraft seem to have the same AT response from the FMGC and in this case, it just doesn't seem to have the required response.
And as for Norman's GS Mini piece . It's the best expaliantion of anything ever in the history of PPruNe. I cut and pasted it and it now featured in my notes.
Thanks Norman.