Originally Posted by
Check Airman
I don't think it's paranoid behaviour at all. When I see Vapp sitting just above Vls, the airplane is telling me that the assumed weights are wrong.
Will we die if the adjustment isn't made? Probably not, but unless we're going to a short runway, I don't see the harm in flying the speed the airplane thinks I should be flying, as opposed to the speed the load agent thinks is appropriate.
Standing by to be corrected if my understanding of the Vls/Vapp determination is incorrect.
read my post again. Correcting VAPP for a incorrectly calculated FMS VLS is something I don't disagree with. The issue is with guys adding 2kts ONLY above VLS+5 for gust wind