PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - TOP of descent, and descent monitoring. (A320)
Old 7th Jun 2012, 10:02
  #31 (permalink)  
Natstrackalpha
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Not far from the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy in the Orion Arm.
Posts: 510
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Question TOD to APP

Sorry, if thread spread, am avidly reading all your posts to check if this has been answered -

actually, I have a Question.

don`t care if openeing myself up to criticism but:

I know I should know this, but suddenly have forgotten it - notwithstanding Alzheimers, or even spelling . . If at TOD I shall avoid all FMA and PFD checks for this scenario - (God this is so simple)

you are just before TOD say, and everything not mentioned here has been done . .
You set up a lower FL say FL170 and push and down you go,

If, if you select speed 280 say, then the descent is still managed but the speed is not.
A/P is still engaged.
A/Th is still in, (at work will get back to you )- anyway, will not the a/c manage the descent, except that your in Selected Spd and the descent will be managed as the aircraft tries to maintain the profile using pwr + att .

Last edited by Natstrackalpha; 7th Jun 2012 at 11:52. Reason: Just, tidying it up
Natstrackalpha is offline