Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
FWIW, I am trying to find the right files at the "smartcockpit" site to try and understand the "FLCH trap" previously mentioned. If it's a systems issue, it's a training issue, right?
Essentially FLCH will give you flight idle in the descent until the AP captures the selected altitude and the AT will then revert to speed mode. If, for whatever reason, you turn off the AP and try to level off above the selected altitude the throttles will stay at idle and, therefore, your speed will continue to reduce.