Originally Posted by
Swakid8
Today actually, the FD was trying to have me pitch down while in VNAV SPD when I was holding my speed with my pitch attitude… The FD eventually came up to my pitch attitude I was holding…
Often times I fly through the FD…. Sometimes it’s on… But I am on the guppy and only flown Boeings and CRJs, I can’t comment on the Airbus FD.
Yes, but that’s anticipated ism that we know of. I bet that left turn caught the pilots by surprised, they became confused and went with it. A total loss of SA and it la easy to rely on the automation.
Of course all this is a total guess, but if I was a betting man…