Originally Posted by TyroPicard
But once PF was flying manually in ALT 2 he would have his feet on the pedals.
Should,
and one would hope that is a reflexive and trained reaction.
(To play devil's advocate ... one would presume that pitch and power is the response ... but that does not appear to be the case. So it's hard to be sure, puzzle pieces missing ... )
OKC:
The velocity along the flight path (FPA -45), as you say, was 151 knots. The KTAS if sensed at the aircraft would have been around 89 knots, as MM43's geometry clearly shows.
At what altitude? 35K? 25K? 10K? Within 1000 feet of the surface?
Terminal phase seems to have been where the estimates are coming from, which is down low. (FWIW, as we play with our CR2's or other wiz wheels! 
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