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Old 2nd December 2003 | 02:51
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sa227
 
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Selecting a Mach number instead of kts at altitude

I was chatting with a 757 driver a while ago and he told me that they use mach numbers instead of using a speed in knots in their speed window. Can some one tell what the advantge is to selecting .80 versus 300 kts at altitude?

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