Originally Posted by Galaxy Flyer
I clicked them off and noted THRUST in the HUD. It dawned on me what was going on. The A/T were in idle because we lacked a vertical constraint--altitude or path. Good debrief followed.
Including a suggestion to add an SOP for FMA change callouts!
PS: Wouldn't "Thrust" indicate speed was being controlled by thrust, not pitch, as appears to the case in your example?
Originally Posted by Clarrie
From the perspective of the 717 I can't see why it seems so hard.
Agreed. Gums, trust the people who actually use this stuff in their job (I assume, from your posts, that you don't). It has improved safety no-end and is p155 easy to operate. BUT, one must be ready (and able) to notice stuffups and to fly it manually! If you're not, you're Turkish/AF447 dead. Unfortunately, that is where the bosses of the industry are pushing us.