Surely max speed for a given aircraft is defined as Vne. And to get to Vne, I would cut the power (depending on engine/propellor configuration) and point the nose down. That's not given as an option though
Has to be one of the most badly-worded questions I've ever seen come out of JAR-land. And that's saying something! Unless the feedback is wrong, and the actual question is worded better, of course...
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