Originally Posted by
Check Airman
This topic brings up a question I'd considered a while back.
Is it wise to override GSmini? I can see 2 different sides to this...
1. Wouldn't allowing the automation to do its thing be the best in this situation? If you were in a conventional airplane, and your Vapp turned out to be Vref+20, would you fly a slower speed just for spacing?
2. At some point, you're going to have to slow down, otherwise you may be in for a very long landing, so you're better off overriding GSmini.
I've never had to do it, but for those who have, at what point do you ignore the managed speed, and fly your own speed, and what speed do you opt to fly? Let's assume Vls is 135, with a Vapp of 140.
I would ignore managed speed in very strong headwinds when it takes me too close to the bricks. 5 knot buffer isn’t enough sometimes. I might select speed if ATC want something specific and I’m happy that the selected speed puts us comfortably in the middle of the envelope. Mostly I let GS mini do it’s thing, I think it’s great.