Originally Posted by cwatters
I don't know about this aircraft but flying as close as possible to the stall doesn't allways produce the lowest rate of descent. For many gliders the lowest rate of descent occurs at a slightly lower AOA/higher speed. Pull up, slow down and you sink faster.
Like sustaining Alpha Max with minimum thrust on a 320 would also produce an impressive rate of descent.
But
for the period AoA is increasing as long as not stalled, the 320 will behave like the glider : rate of descent will diminish.
That’s the desirable effect of a
very temporary situation known as the flare. I believe you, me, or any pilot on this world use more or less happily that very technique for every landing.