Speed Reduction
If, for example, ATC request a speed reduction from 300 to 250 knots IAS; how quickly are they expecting it to happen?
Do you expect us to use full speed brake? Or is a more gentle and proffesional reduction in speed permitted by using the automatics to sort it out, which is after all what we want to do, to keep the passengers comfortable.
Secondly, occasionally, we are told to maintain a certain speed, but clearly, landing at 300 knots requires a longer runway than is presently available. It is presumably up to the crew's decision when to reduce speed appropriate for the approach, but they should then inform ATC?