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Old 14th May 2016 | 17:19
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AA757
 
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From: Farnborough
During a descent in managed mode, the thrust is set at Idle + delta on all Airbus A/C, this is to give some margin to the pilots in case the tailwind is stronger than estimated by the FMS, the theoretical descent path is calculated assuming a descent at Idle + delta. As soon as the pilot flies in selected mode, the thrust reduces to idle.
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