Often I have been forced to slow up because a 744 or 777 is at 155 knots at 4000ft while I'm planning a 230 knot at 1500ft approach in my 73.
At how many NM from the slope intercept would that be? (for the 230kts @1500?) or 230/1500 @ 10NM from runway? Wanna go take a dip or go fishing at the pond on the far side of the runway mate?
When I fly behind an SIA aircraft I feel their approach speed is too slow.
Try flying behind Garuda... 210 KIAS below 20,000... but, at times... if say they're held at 7000, and get told to go down to 2000... U'll see them dive @300KIAS or so :o ... the reason being many new FOs I'm told, keep SPD on 210 on the MCP, but select V/S at 3000fpm... *puke*
Since the JOG accident... "strict adherence to stabilized approach policy"... so, the old timers think... "Hey, we get paid per actual flight hours... let's do 210 from 20,000 all the way!" Now, that's holding things up for a little "spare change" !
