Originally Posted by
Milk Man
This drives me nuts, and its only regional guys that seem to say this. Controller - XXXX reduce your speed to 270." Pilot -"ok, reducing 270 on the nose."
Why do people say on the nose, whats the significance? I dont get it
Because going into places like EWR on most days they'll give you a speed "or greater", then a speed "or less", back to greater, back to less, then finally a set solid speed to hold "on the nose". Probably just a memory jogger to remember it's not an "or greater" or an "or less" speed.