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Old 14th Dec 2012, 14:32
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Check Airman
 
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SMOC & 5LY

The crew had the correct FMC weight, but the perf. computer had a lower weight. Agree that if the FMC weight had been wrong, they would have been no better off in a Boeing.

john_smith,

Very nice to know. Do you have any further information on this? Tolerances etc?

OPEN DES,

I believe the Boeing speeds are simply dependent on weight and configuration. I had no idea Airbus speeds were always optimized. Are the optimized speeds typically that far from the "standard" speeds? My airline doesn't use improved climb, so I don't have much experience with it.

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