Energy management on final differences question
Lately I was asked why energy management on final approach differs so much with basic training aircraft and later techniques on bigger planes like jets.
I tried a few explanations:
Basic, SE prop driven aircraft, flown under VFR conditions will normally be flown with pitch=speed and power=path(descent rate). Gliders are also being flown like this, with the airbrake lever acting as path control.
I think it will start to differ when we use these planes IFR on ILSes, if I recall it from long time ago.
When flying larger planes (at what power level/weight that would typically change?) and of course jets it is pitch=descent rate and power=speed, whether flown VFR of IFR.
I remember from my own career during the conversion to jettraining it cost me some sweat before I got myself reprogrammed to throttle for speed control.
Would there be any (ab initio?)schools that start right away with the power=speed system in order not to have a dip in the training course?
More ideas around this item?