Originally Posted by FlytheSky

I don't know if I would have dequaled about it, but he was very heavily debriefing it despite my (and my FO) protesting that it's not the way it works (and making us repeat the maneuver because we hadn't done it satisfactorily). But I'm smart enough to know when to pick my battles so I went along with his way and he was much happier. I'll play "make believe" in the sim once a year if that's what it takes (although I'd much rather spend sim time doing things that are more accurate to the real world and emergency scenarios that are really useful when flying the sim).

And you're 100% right on dialing in a lower altitude. It's just how much guys will dive to get down there right away rather than thinking about it. I've had to also explain to guys going into LAX that they might not need to use the boards and FLCH to come slamming down to 1900' when they're 20 miles out since that might take you outside the Bravo airspace (I got a bit of a thousand yard stare from my FO when I mentioned that one as he was doing it). Obviously there were no terrain issues, but I also know firsthand just how much traffic is outside the LAX Bravo airspace firsthand and didn't feel like getting multiple RAs off the GA airplanes and helicopters down there.

The more I fly the plane, the more I appreciate FPA mode. That is all.