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Old 19th May 2014, 13:06
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Originally Posted by Natstrackalpha
PENKO - Hi. you are right.

Also Thr/Idle (if that's the right one . ..) would command, as you know not total idle but thr idle. (a bit of thrust left in)

NAT you are confusing between managed descent with Idle factor and open descent. In open descent you aways get thrust idle.
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