LD 767 question

[beefhole]

I've been looking into getting this aircraft-after much procrastination, it would be my first payware product (I've been meaning to get payware for a while, just never got around to it ).  Just a quick, stupid question-

I've noticed in all the screenshots that there's no numbers in the VS window on the AP stack.  Do they only show up once you have engaged ALT hold? Thanks in advance.

[jrpilot]

Well if they have VNAV engaged that will take care of the vertical profile according to the FMC, if you want to climb manually which the CRJ and ERJ do alot, you would engage a speed and then the VS speeds would show up.

[beefhole]

Aright, thanks jr, was just wondering

[Nexus]

Yeah, VNAV will take care of the vertical profile AND the speed aswell. So generally both IAS and V/S boxes are blanked when flying VNAV, unless crew has manually entered a different crz speed.

As a rule of thumb, the V/S mode is used mostly below 10.000ft in descents. for many reasons, I might add.
The primary reason is to fly the aircraft "heads up". By that means no FMC fiddling (which VNAV requires to be setup properly) and instead using the MCP (autopilot panel). 95% of the descent and approach planning should be conducted at cruise altitude they say

[beefhole]

Will get all that down, thanks