Originally Posted by AKAFresh
I believe that London Control has this feature which enables them to display the selected MCP (Mode Control Panel) speed, altitude and more.
Not all London Controllers have it. Just the TMA.
Originally Posted by AKAFresh
I was told by a fellow pilot working for another airline that his captain mentioned that when ATC give him the speed restrictions such as 210 he dials this into the MCP "too keep the controller happy" and then proceed to descend at a faster speed. Now obviously if the controller wanted to enforce it strictly he could determine the speed difference from the ground speed if not the actual IAS if thats even possible but i digress.
The Mose S link provides the actual IAS and not that input to the MCP. So even if your friend has 220Kts dialled into the MCP and is actually doing 240Kts, we will have the actual airspeed, i.e. 240Kts on our display.
Originally Posted by AKAFresh
On a different note could an controller enlighten me as to why there is not a better way to find out what cruising level is to be used by a particular flight. I often get calls asking whats our final level is, or prompting it in anticipation of being asked over the RT. Surly with the current data link technology and flight processing stripes I would have assumed that this information was available to controllers. Are you just confirming it with us or do you not know to start with?
The requested level from the repetitive flight plan is displayed on the flight progress strip but as the cruising level can vary from day to day, it is necessary to ask.