Originally Posted by
sflaperons
Rather, like BOAC, I am genuinely curious as to the design rationale behind no airspeed protection in FLCH mode.
As I understand that feature (which is imcompletely, as I've not flown it) it occurs to me that the mode wasn't intended as a tool for bringing the aircraft in for landing / on short final.
"What is the design rationale for an emergency brake on a car that you can't pump" would seem to me a similar question.
I accept that I may misunderstand the system feature.