Originally Posted by
dabz
Pulling for open descent with the speedbrake out in an Airbus doesn't make any one go weightless.
(1) Interesting. Why not? Intuitively I'd have expected a few moments of low G in a quick transition from cruise to steep descent. Do the Airbus electronics manage the descent in such a way as to prevent "weightlesness"?
(2) Is it different on non-Airbus types?