Are speed INCREASE instructions correct/mandatory?
Hi All,
While we are on the subject, can someone please clarify the situation w.r.t. speed increase instructions. I understood that ATC were not permitted to INSTRUCT a speed increase but rather could only REQUEST one. I find this practice common in certain European FIRs but notably not the UK.
Also I was given to understand that (UK) controllers expect a speed reduction to be made at a rate of 1kt/sec. Is that correct and where is the reference?