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Old 7th Dec 2012, 16:27
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A330/340 maintain straight and level.

A320 will go into a slight climb.

With no input on the sidestick you are commanding 1 g. At altitude g is less than 1 so to maintain 1 g it has to climb slightly. A330/340 the software accounts for this but not in the a320 family.

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