A350-1000 and other Fleet News
01-14-2024, 09:25 AM
#2212
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Joined APC: Sep 2016
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Haven’t forgotten to start down yet but I know my time is coming.
Since we’re learning new things about the Airbus on a mostly anonymous forum:
Why can’t we manually enter a speed on the climb page like we can on the descent? Is there a workaround other than pulling a selected speed?
Since we’re learning new things about the Airbus on a mostly anonymous forum:
Why can’t we manually enter a speed on the climb page like we can on the descent? Is there a workaround other than pulling a selected speed?
Pulling for selected is pretty much the best way. Like so many Airbus things, the why is probably buried in some fight among designers 30 years ago and decades of inertia since.
01-14-2024, 09:32 AM
#2213
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Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: 330 B
Posts: 1,622
Haven’t forgotten to start down yet but I know my time is coming.
Since we’re learning new things about the Airbus on a mostly anonymous forum:
Why can’t we manually enter a speed on the climb page like we can on the descent? Is there a workaround other than pulling a selected speed?
Since we’re learning new things about the Airbus on a mostly anonymous forum:
Why can’t we manually enter a speed on the climb page like we can on the descent? Is there a workaround other than pulling a selected speed?
Last edited by Tinpusher007; 01-14-2024 at 09:53 AM.
01-14-2024, 12:37 PM
#2215
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Joined APC: Jul 2008
Posts: 707
This has always been a question I've had as well. As automated as Airbuses are, the lack of this simple function along with having to manually push for a managed descent for an altitude constraint are decidedly glaring omissions in its capabilities. Minor, first world problems in my opinion but still kinda "WTF?". Still love the jet though.
01-14-2024, 01:22 PM
#2216
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Joined APC: Jan 2023
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Holy hell, who cares about having to push ONE button that you don’t in the Boeing??? Is burning those 0.0000069 calories from pushing into the FCU really that exhausting? It’s not like we’re seeing waves of busts and near-misses from people forgetting to start down. And many Boeing pilots opt to hit DES NOW, then EXEC….which does the same thing…and uses (gasp) two button pushes!
01-14-2024, 02:28 PM
#2217
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Joined APC: May 2015
Position: A350 Both
Posts: 7,292
and...
What's a crosswind? I haven't seen one in a year or more. (Another function of 1-2 landings/month)
I also know guys that haven't de-iced in 2 or 3 years.
01-14-2024, 03:22 PM
#2218
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Holy hell, who cares about having to push ONE button that you don’t in the Boeing??? Is burning those 0.0000069 calories from pushing into the FCU really that exhausting? It’s not like we’re seeing waves of busts and near-misses from people forgetting to start down. And many Boeing pilots opt to hit DES NOW, then EXEC….which does the same thing…and uses (gasp) two button pushes!
01-14-2024, 03:36 PM
#2219
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But in other countries you don't get all the ridiculous multi corssing restrictions we get here. There its 10+ mile finals constant descents. ATC works the spacing very fine, everyone flying assigned speed, seems to work out nicely. Can't figure out what the issue here in USA is. Nothing like coming back to DTW from a 12+ hour flight and get slammed behind an RJ flown by sky pest doing FAS at 8nm out. Nice job there ATC, nice job Sky pest. "Delta 158 Hvy go around".
01-14-2024, 03:44 PM
#2220
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