"100% please" has saved me requoting the whole earlier thread
I can 100% guarantee that
no BA Airbus crew flies "160 to 4", despite being asked to on 99% occasions
They just vary in how much they "cheat it"
i.e. the distance >4 they slow down, and/or the techniques they use to then slow down.
Others have advocated "non-standard" use of Flaps / Noise to achieve / closer adhere to ATC's speed requests. It's a balance, but I think we will be made to adhere to the tree-hugger way more and more - why are ATC so keen on a CDA if they want us to generate 15dB more, and burn 100Kg more to adhere to their speed schedule
Summary We adhere to the ATC speed request - we have tea and biscuits with our Mgmt. We adhere to our Mgmt/SOP speed schedule, you get tea and biscuits with your Mgmt. Result - Mgmt is the common factor - quelle surprise
