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Entering a cruise altitude on PERF during APPR should re-establish the CLB/CRZ/DES flight phase
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Build info
{
"built": "2022-03-13T12:33:48+00:00",
"ref": "HEAD",
"sha": "1c25455bb17e2a0015cb22c9d9c1ad299bf2bfa5",
"actor": "crocket63 <[email protected]>",
"event_name": "manual",
"pretty_release_name": "master:1c25455b"
}
Describe the bug
Entering the cruise altitude on the PROG page during APPR has no visible effect.
Expected behavior
Entering a cruise altitude on the progress page during APPR should re-establish the CRZ flight phase (or CLB or DES where appropriate).
Steps to reproduce
- Start a flight, spawn in the air
- Set a cruise altitude
- Enable the APPR phase
- Enter a new cruise flight phase on the
References (optional)
While in DESCENT or APPR the CRZ entry should be dashed. Then, when entering a value, if it is at or below the FCU altitude while descending, or at or above the FCU altitude while climbing, the cruise altitude is updated, a scratchpad message NEW CRZ ALT XXXX is shown and the aircraft returns to the CRZ flight phase (or DES/CLB as appropriate)
Additional info (optional)
This was previously partially attempted in #6896.
Discord Username (optional)
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We actually had this implemented at one point but voices raised that it shouldn't be possible. iirc pilots told us the only way to re-enter a different mode/phase from appr is by either activating alt dest or entering a new dest.
@derl30n Could you point me to that reference or maybe a Discord link? A search hasn't brought anything up for me. Especially seeing as #7101 is lined up now.
This is a good question, we had this discussed with a lot of pilots since the documentation isn't that clear.
It must've been somewhere in pilot-feedback or in references. I'll see if I can find something.
There is some reference that supports the pr's ref: https://discord.com/channels/738864299392630914/754851312306487326/817754295415865365
by the looks if it I've mistaken the go-around phase limitations with the approach phases ones.