Folks,
For those of you operating in US airspace, read the "250Kt" rule carefully. ATC cannot ( unless it is one of the special trial airspace areas) give you a clearance to accelerate past 250, below 10,000.
However, the rule gives the PIC the authority to exceed 250 if he has a good reason for doing so.
What might that be?? For example, most aircraft with flaps out have a negative G limit of 0/zero, and there is no shortage of types where the minimum flaps up speed and turbulence penetration speed is well above 250 kt.
Most of the rest of the world can give you clearance to exceed 250, where it is an ATC restriction, not a statutory restriction.
Tootle pip!!
Last edited by LeadSled; 11th Sep 2012 at 06:04.