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Question about PIC VNAV decents - the MSFS Drag bug

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Hi,I know that MSFS2002 is notorious about not modeling correct aerodynamic drag effects at high altitudes. For this reason of course, the PIC .air file can not accurately simulate a realistic idle decent from cruise altitude. To compensate for the MSFS drag bug, PIC must keep the throttles pushed up to around 70 percent N1 throughout the course of a normal 3 degree VNAV engaged decent.On the VNAV DECENT page of the PIC FMS, a speed profile indicates a .80 mach decent until reaching an IAS of around 320 kts or so, depending on cost index. I've noticed that a VNAV commanded decent with PIC will however immediately try to capture and maintain the profile decent IAS right away, ignoring mach number. In real world operations I assume that profile decents do maintain a mach value until intercepting a profile IAS, sort of the climb profile in reverse so to speak?Thank you for any insight - not trying to nitpick here (I love this program), just trying to broaden my understanding a little.

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