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11-29-2016 | 09:23 AM

#2721

Douglas9

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From: A320 CA

Never a call for being late or whatever I've been late for. Only call was for a "Fatigue" refusal of a trip and all was asked is if I submitted a safety report.

11-29-2016 | 09:31 AM

#2722

Lemon Jello

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From: A320 Left.

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Originally Posted by Judge Smails

Sure...That works if you want to do it the hard way. Or you could save yourself a lot of CI guesswork by just typing .79/310 in the descent perf page prior to TOD.

Entering 99 in the CI field as opposed to 79/310 in the descent page saves me 4 keystrokes. May not seem like a lot, but extrapolate that over the course of an entire career.....

11-29-2016 | 09:35 AM

#2723

dn_wisconsin

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From: A320 Captain

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemon Jello

Entering 99 in the CI field as opposed to 79/310 in the descent page saves me 4 keystrokes. May not seem like a lot, but extrapolate that over the course of an entire career.....

Except 99 brings you down at .80/340. Not even ORD wants you going that fast. Are you the one who then goes to selected and forgets speed is the first thing the plane goes for and you miss multiple crossing restrictions? Explains all the altitude bust ASAPs.

11-29-2016 | 09:36 AM

#2724

DickBurns

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemon Jello

Entering 99 in the CI field as opposed to 79/310 in the descent page saves me 4 keystrokes. May not seem like a lot, but extrapolate that over the course of an entire career.....

You could, but then it's going to assume you want to descend at 340. If you trust this thing to make restrictions going that fast, your balls are bigger than mine. Also, the original idea was that they can see the CI if they wanted. If you set what they want and select what you want, no problems.

11-29-2016 | 09:59 AM

#2725

The Juice

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Originally Posted by DickBurns

Wait...you mean the Airbus cant descend on profile while slowing from 340 to 250 without asking for "more drag"..

Surely you are joking, the Airbus is a master of all things

11-29-2016 | 10:01 AM

#2726

Lemon Jello

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From: A320 Left.

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Originally Posted by dn_wisconsin

No, I'm the guy who knows there are many ways of skinning the proverbial cat and changing the CI is one of them. Its a technique I learned from captains for whom I have a great deal of respect. I can't explain all of the reasons guys have altitude busts in the bus but I suspect some might be because they don't monitor the progress of their descents and make adjustments where necessary. Whats your excuse?

11-29-2016 | 10:21 AM

#2727

Tranquility

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From: 60’s Tech, Right

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Originally Posted by Lemon Jello

Entering 99 in the CI field as opposed to 79/310 in the descent page saves me 4 keystrokes. May not seem like a lot, but extrapolate that over the course of an entire career.....

I like fingering the box though....