SPEED BRAKES lever....................................................... ................................................AS RQRD
‐ If the flight crew uses the speed brakes to increase the rate of deceleration or to increase the
rate of descent, the VLS will increase as well:
•The flight crew should ensure that appropriate speed margin exists before the extension of
the speed brakes
•If the speed brakes are extended, the flight crew should ensure that appropriate speed
margin exists before the beginning of a turn.
This will avoid the activation of the Alpha-Floor protection.
Note: In clean configuration, the VLS with speed brakes fully extended may be higher than
green dot speed or VFE FLAP 1.