Originally Posted by
GPullR
Going into Denver in last 3 years, at least 5 times it's given up trying to protect altitude. Once with IP in right seat. All you'll get is an amber alert at fix. No light, no niose , no nothing. Known issue. Misses by 400 feet plus.
Never flew the Bus, but I've got a ridiculous amount of Guppy time and I've seen it attempt to blow through altitudes in DEN (One of the SE gate arrivals) and IAD (arrival from the south). I think the DEN arrival was a one time thing, but the IAD arrival was a consistent problem for a while. Filed FSAPs and was basically blown off and was told that it couldn't happen... whatever. Anyhow, I get what you're saying and roll my eyes at all the Guppy bashing... though a lot of it is well deserved... just want to keep the record straight that the Guppy would blow through altitudes, occasionally.