Originally Posted by
Check Airman
The FMS will display Vref and Vref+5. GSmini works on top of that. SOP is to use it, and you can’t really turn it off. Think of the way your ECON speed changes as conditions change. GSmini is like flying an approach in ECON.
Our airline does not have any SOP like so.
It is allowed to fly VLS even in gusty conditions (not advisable, however, the conditions on the two said days were not gusty at all)
I recall being very happy in the LHR regime of 210, 180 and then 160 to 4dme on all types I flew.
I think we can all agree that French ATC allowing a trafic to reduce to 130kt (IAS) at 15 miles final is the underlying problem here.