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Old 30th July 2006 | 17:16
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hawk37
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Misd-agin,

any chance you could expand on too low FMC generated speed, or the Boeing emails?

Originally Posted by misd-agin
Speed? Holding speed. Per Boeing that is L/D speed. That's the speed I would use for my glide speed. At high altitudes the FMC generated airspeed is to low (KIAS/ECAS/MACH issues).

I've had several emails on this topic with Boeing engineers.
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