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Old 30th Nov 2002, 20:37
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pitotheat
 
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Speed control during LVPs

Recently during the fog in BHX I was asked to maintain a high approach speed during a Cat II approach with RVRs on minima. I refused and reduced to Vref, about 130 KIAS, in accordance with company policy. This same policy is common to most operators and I have never had this request made of me before.

I know that the commander of an aircraft can always refuse such requests on grounds of flight safety but this request was made at the same airport on the same day by 2 different controllers; it shows a certain lack of understanding for what is trying to be achieved.

Is this practise creeping in across other airfields?
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