whereas I believe BA allow +20kts
Can someone verify that? Interesting if it's true. Especially with BA not allowing manual thrust. Found out the other day (the hard way) that manual thrust on a windy-ish day is not a great idea
The problem is nobody knows what 'transient' speed excursions mean. With the current climate, nobody wants the dreaded phone call for not going around, so we're often going around for what's probably a truly transient speed excursion. I know, thread drift...
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