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Originally Posted by dc3flyer  So the other day we were flying into an undisclosed airport. The Center controller advised us around FL240 (in a descent) to maintain 300 knots for spacing. He then proceeded to hand us off to another Center controller who handed us off to an Approach controller. By this time we were level at 8,000' and still maintaining 300 knots. After a few minutes, the Approach controller called us and said we were showing 320 knots across the ground and asked if we had a HUGE tailwind. I advised him we were "assigned" 300 knots and he couldn't believe it.
My question in: Should we have slowed down to 250 at 10,000' as normal, or should we have maintained 300 as we were asked?
Nothing else was said except "resume normal speed", so I am not worried about any actions, I just am new to the jet experience so this confused me a little. |
Ok, now the story(ies) are changing a little bit. Your first post, you are level at 300 knots at 8k, that requires pushing the power up to maintain 300 knots from a descent. In your last post your Capt looked up and "realized" you were at 300 knots, something doesn't jive or you were descending at 500 fpm from 240 to 8000. If your latter story is the correct version, they hey mistakes happen, I've done it got at least 3 t-shirts, but the first account paints the "cowboy" picture, to me anyway.
Your statement about your training and being asked when you CAN exceed set speed limits raises a red flag. No one is going to spoon feed you the answers, you need to dig into the books, read accident reports ASK questions, etc. Of course after my tounge lashing you probably think you shouldn't ask questions
. You are a pilot in that airplane just like the guy next to you, regardless of seat, if something don't look right SPEAK UP! If you don't know, SPEAK UP, when in doubt go conservative and spend 2 more minutes in the air. But for crying out loud, don't EVER EVER let ATC drive the airplane and don't EVER EVER EVER do something against your gut feeling.
Being new sucks, you constantly feel behind the 8 ball and think you have nothing to bring to the table, WRONG, do whatever it takes to be ahead of the 8 ball and you have tons to bring to the table.