Originally Posted by Delta1067

I'm not saying don't use them. Use them if you need them. My point is that there is a lot of speed brake usage that is a result of **** poor planning. I have flow a lot of different airplanes with speed brakes and on some you need them more than others, 75/76. Even on the 75/76 you can minimize their use with good planning. I do my best to operate the airplane like I'm paying the fuel bill. I have seen way too many pilots over the years use the speedbrake as a crutch to fix their constant poor planning errors.