Wow ,a lot of brave pilots here...do you think the speed restriction bellow FL100 is mainly for ATC reasons?...well,you're wrong...the main reason are birds.
You should do a search,for ex for the 767 AA bird hit,at FL120,over CDG,or for the poor cpt who died after receiving a direct hit on his windshield,at high speed.
How much time you'll get if flying so fast,bellow FL100?
...10-20 sec? you'll risk a lot,maybe your life for so much?
I've had my share of birds,and I can tell you,at high speeds they are not something to mess about.
On the 767 that I've talked about,flying at around 300 kts,a bird managed to enter the cockpit dislocating part of the instrument panel,after entering through the radome.
So,think twice if you think you're flying with a tank...the aluminium sheet is so,so thin..
ContractCon: you are trying to tell that you're doing 330 kts ,untill 10 NM ,at 2000' in a 738,and then what? ..at this speed you'll barely manage 210 kts at 4NM (in level flight..mind you ,there is a ldg gear speed limit ,so..) A,ok ,330kts at 10NM,then a nice pass over the field,can be done,especially in the FS2004
