Originally Posted by HN39
Some time ago I wrote that the airplane's pitch and power at A/P disconnect was consistent with AP & A/THR maintaining altitude and speed while flying in an updraft of approx. 1000 fpm.
I'm not sure where you see this ?
What I do see at AP disconnect time is a selected negative vertical speed of 5000ft/min and a vertical speed going in that direction (the quality of the given traces is somehow poor ...)
I also do see a pitch at zero (that's 3 degrees below the usual cruise pitch)
If what I do see is reliable (?) the initial action of the PF to pull is totally justified.
HN39, how would you justify the AP/FD vertical mode trace is not published ?