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Old 25th May 2018 | 05:58
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Check Airman
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Well it all depends.

In most A320's, the fms and flight control computers calculate the speeds independently. When there's a difference, we're invariably heavier than we think we are, and thus the FMS wants to fly at a slower speed than is appropriate. In that case, I'll add another 2 or 3 kts to maintain the proper ref+5.
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