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Old 5th Nov 2008, 15:12
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finncapt
 
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I have been retired for a while now but, if I remember correctly, whilst green dot may theoretically be the best holding speed it does cause the a/throttle to move up and down chasing speed especially in turns.

I used to hold a few knots (5-10) above greeen dot which seemed to reduce this tendency and in my opinion probably saved fuel in the long run.

Theory and practice!!
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