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Old 6th January 2014 | 14:57
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Meikleour
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Tony: All NPAs have to be flown manually after MDA (by definition) On the Airbus the A/P will disengage itself at MDA-50ft anyway.

On an ILS the flightpath control is via the elevator tracking the GS with the speed being maintained by the ATHR. After MDA if the F/Ds were continued to be used they would be following a command which may or may not be appropriate to fly the approach. Hence they are switched off.

If you are still having trouble with this concept consider this scenario:

Visual after MDA, F/Ds still on , A/P off and OPEN DESCENT pulled on the FCU.
If you continue to fly the PAPIS - what speed will the aircraft get down to?

I am deliberately not telling you the answer to get you to think it through yourself!!
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