He quoted "F20 idle thrust in a 757 gives 6 deg descent path" and wanted to know how the 738 compared......
So if you're on a visual approach hand flying the beast around the circuit you may not want to be banking 30 deg while "dive bombing" down F20 idle thrust to recover a stuffed up approach..... Call me an old fart but that is a recipe for disaster!!
I guess if you were conducting a straight in Vis approach and ATC ( or terrain ) left you high then this info would be useful to recover back to profile. For a new Pilot on a type I'd suggest this isn't an ideal situation to be in until you do get to know the Aircraft.
I can see what he's after but I'd suggest he get used to the 738 in normal ops first.
Anyway....
Last edited by nitpicker330; 22nd April 2013 at 11:04.