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wheelsup · August 22nd, 2006, 02:41

i've gotten vectors quite often without having a speed assignment. obviously if there's a speed assignment, you must go that speed, you don't have the option of slowing down.

your example of slowing reminds me of one fine evening in TEB when the line to get in streched longer than PHL's final on a day with scattered clouds. I ended up 'having' to file a pop-up IFR with ny just to get in, there was a vfr baron holding for 45 minutes and I was hungry. "Flexjet XXX, slow to 180, 5-star XXX slow to 180, lear N##### slow to 180" the controller went on for about 5 minutes trying to open up a hole big enough for a 172 doing a buck twenty on final.

another funny time...I was ferrying a 172 alone in from upstate NY, and it was IMC. they were landing north @ TEB and the final was 20 miles south of EWR...for some reason I asked if they wanted me to slow down..."NO! Don't slow down! God please don't slow down!" in the most condescending/sarcastic tone I've ever heard. Good times.

August 22nd, 2006, 02:41	#5
wheelsup Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: _ Posts: 5,182	Re: to slow, or not to slow... i've gotten vectors quite often without having a speed assignment. obviously if there's a speed assignment, you must go that speed, you don't have the option of slowing down. your example of slowing reminds me of one fine evening in TEB when the line to get in streched longer than PHL's final on a day with scattered clouds. I ended up 'having' to file a pop-up IFR with ny just to get in, there was a vfr baron holding for 45 minutes and I was hungry. "Flexjet XXX, slow to 180, 5-star XXX slow to 180, lear N##### slow to 180" the controller went on for about 5 minutes trying to open up a hole big enough for a 172 doing a buck twenty on final. another funny time...I was ferrying a 172 alone in from upstate NY, and it was IMC. they were landing north @ TEB and the final was 20 miles south of EWR...for some reason I asked if they wanted me to slow down..."NO! Don't slow down! God please don't slow down!" in the most condescending/sarcastic tone I've ever heard. Good times. __________________ "It takes just as much time to be nice to someone as it does to be a jerk."