The wording of the “request” appears to me to be the problem. As noted by others, this should not be a request. However the use of the term “high speed” is also wrong, as in much of the world that means a release from all speed restrictions. So an experienced Fed would be correct to take “request high speed climb” to mean a request for anything up to Vmo, and in turn jump on the crew.
“Pond Scum 347 heavy will be climbing at 270 knots” would have been “more better”, and probably not have created an issue.
Last edited by 742; 13th July 2006 at 20:46.