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Old 12-14-2022 | 05:08 PM
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johnwick
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Originally Posted by GPullR
Then you obviously haven't flown fifi enough. Not only does the POS vary plus or minus 20 kts it will sometimes just give up the ghost and not even try to make an altitude. Hell, it even will decend below hard altitudes going into Denver. Known problem and within last 2 months there was a bulletin about it. Absolutely horrible vnav. Not to mention it doesn't decend out of TOD on its own which is a complete joke.
FiFi no doubt has her quirks, but in the 4000 hours I’ve flown her I have never seen those things, other than the +/- 20 kts in managed speed. But I will take the A320 and all her quirkiness all day, every day and twice on Sunday rather than fly the guppy with its Apollo 13 overhead panel.

Last edited by johnwick; 12-14-2022 at 05:09 PM. Reason: Grammar
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