B737NG Speed Limitations
With the skies getting busier and the need for ATC to put more a/c in trail earlier and earlier, it has made me wonder what the Airline briefings consist of for airframe speed limited a/c.
As a controller the need to know that an a/c has a 270kt descent restriction is crutial for the 'plan of action' through the sector. Therefore I believe that on first contact with the Centre at least, or more the sector that descent will commence in, any limitations should be declared within the initial call on frequency. What do your SOP's say for this?? Is it even considered?
Hopefully if you fly such aircraft and at the moment you don't let us know you now will consider doing so, its happenned to me about 5 times, and the last almost led to an overload and subsequent 1261 being filed. It DOES matter.