Can one of you guys tell me what descent speed above 10,000' you expect from RPT jets? A few years ago it was 300kts, but I have been told recently that it is now 280kts.
At EK we are expected to fly 'econ' descents & I have seen as low as 258kts & as high as 285kts on the 777, depending on weight & forecast winds. I imagine that this sort of speed variation would make the controller's job a little difficult to say the least so, when flying into the airports in Oz, I used to always program a 300kt descent above 10,000'. Now I am not sure what is required.
We also use the FMC default 240kts below 10,000' unless given a specific speed to fly.