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What determines speed - partyboy911 - 17-09-2006 Hey Everyone. What are the factors that determine if I can go above 250 Kts or if I have to stay below. I don't know why the co-pilot said that the call was rejected ![]() I am at 15,000 feet and im looking at a 3 hr 30 minute flight :/ Post Edited ( 09-17-06 02:48 ) Re: What determines speed - Brian F. - 17-09-2006 Under 10,000 ft, you stay at or below 250. Above 10,000 you can go as fast as the aircraft can handle within range of it's overspeed limit. Re: What determines speed - partyboy911 - 17-09-2006 I kinda knew that, but I thought you had to call in and request clearance before. I am at 15,000 Ft and the co-pilot said that the request to go above 250 was rejected. Can I still go over 250? Re: What determines speed - Joshuah A. Wetzel - 17-09-2006 Yes, as long as you stay under the aircraft's maximum speed. Re: What determines speed - partyboy911 - 17-09-2006 Cool, thanks for saving me a long flight. Re: What determines speed - Joshuah A. Wetzel - 17-09-2006 No problem! ![]() Re: What determines speed - AeroJim - 17-09-2006 you don't need to ask if you are going over 10,000 feet, well exception for Class B VOR corridors and what not but not sure FSP recognizes that even. Re: What determines speed - Brian F. - 17-09-2006 No, the only time you have to call is if you want to go faster than 250 UNDER 10,000 ft. Quote:partyboy911 wrote: Re: What determines speed - lar007 - 20-09-2006 Just out of curiosity, what governs the rule of 250 under 10,000 ft? Is it a law or a physics thing? Post Edited ( 09-20-06 12:45 ) Re: What determines speed - highlander - 20-09-2006 Laws. It's a noise abatement and safety thing; it's more difficult to maneuver to avoid traffic when you're travelling too fast, particularly GA traffic (which mostly travels below 10,000 ft). Re: What determines speed - Ceemosp - 30-09-2006 It also helps ATC to line up traffic with sometimes extremely different cruise speeds for approaches ![]() Re: What determines speed - opherben - 05-10-2006 The airspeed limitation below 10000 feet is an ATC restriction. It is designed to enable safe flow of dense departing and arriving traffic. It is not universal and many exceptions exist, but it is common and used by FS ATC throughout. . You know about it by referring to local procedures and charts. There is no need to request FSP clearance for this above 10000, since the restriction doesn't exist. In more detail about real aviation, airport arrival procedures and charts utilize points named SLP's (mandatory slow down point to 250KIAS), some reached above 10000 feet. Additional airspeed restrictions exist for departure and arrival, depending on local procedures. Quote:partyboy911 wrote: |