Continuous descent approaches
Hope that you guys won't mind me asking a question re the above..
We pilots (well most of us anyway) always try to accomplish CDA's having been given good info from yourselves. Naturally we don't always get it right but on those occasions when we do manage to make it fit perfectly it adds to job satisfaction.
I gather that there is an 'table' emerging of those Airlines who have the most success at accomplishing them. This would mean that you folks must score them in some way - if so, how do you do it? Is recourse to level flight at all written down as a 'failure'? - even if it is only for 1 mile with the thrust levers closed whilst slowing down? Or what about the times when, realizing you are a little low on the descent, the vs is reduced to, say , as little as 300ft/min when approaching the cleared alt?
Just wondered how you do it. By the way, a 15min stoppage to expose those executive director 'gentlemen' who abuse their positions of power is a great idea and I am sure would not be taken the wrong way by your customers.
Best regards- talk to you later!