PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Airbus autothrust setting on final
View Single Post
Old 21st August 2010 | 14:00
  #1 (permalink)  
Duckjibe
 
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
From: Geostationary orbit
Airbus autothrust setting on final

I've a bus driver question:

Sometimes, during (nicely) stabilized final approaches, on path, ATHR ON (FMA= Speed, (but no autoland planed)),
under some weather conditions, IAS drops below Vapp, sometimes even down to VLS.

When below 500' AAL, but beyond 50' (Let's say: beyond flare height range)
What is the best corrective action?

...Nothing, just wait and see...and feel uncomfortable (Who cares! this thing is certified)

...Go around!

...Disconnect ATHR, and manually adjust thrust (Back to basics)

Slightly and briefly,
to get out of climb notch, (which takes you beyond ATHR range), thus trend very briefly to MCT thrust,
then throttle back (a very short while after) to initial climb position, when a proper IAS is recovered.
(Is what I was taught under line training)

Any Airbus (or other) documentation on that matter?
Many thanks in advance for answers
Duckjibe is offline  
Reply