Hi guys!
Great post, thank you so much it is a great pleasure to read, I learned a lot.
So IShotTheSherif, you asked for comments on crew reducing speed without advising you... :
"On more than one occassion I have had crew slow from the instructed speed without asking. Please (again, pretty please) ask us beforehand".
In Gulf Air Operations Manual we have:
"1) A speed of 250 kts below 10000 above airport level shall be observed for normal ops.
2) Exceptionnally AT THE REQUEST OF ATC, a higher speed may be maintained below 10000 above airport level but MUST BE REDUCED TO 250 KTS OR LESS PRIOR TO DESCENDING BELOW 5000 ft."
I have to confess that it happened to me to reduce speed to 250kts without advising you guys, sorry, I will think about it now. I think many GF guys here thinks that you are aware of our restricitions and we sometimes do it without telling you...
I hope it help a little bit
Cheers
BDX