Originally Posted by
ATLTRACON
They guy/gal who decides to slow their aircraft without saying anything to ATC. This might be fine in Fargo (nothing against Fargo, loved the movie) but when 20+ aircraft are behind you, and spacing is predicated on you not slowing cause "I heard you tell the last guy short approach so I was setting up for one" or any other excuse, causes a massive chain reaction. I've seen this day in and day out lately and some of the chain reactions I've seen just this week were downright dangerous.
Just ask
Your username has ATL, so I'll run with that. But it's funny when in ORD you get told "expect a short approach", that usually means you'll be getting a 10 mile final. As opposed to going half way out over the lake.
And if a guy is slowing down and putting you in a kerfuffle, why not speak up? NYC TRACON doesn't have a problem with "don't slow down yet, I didn't tell you to slow down".
I remember doing the expressway visual in LGA a long time ago and slowed 20 kts, you'd think I just kidnapped the contreoller's daughter with the fit he had on the radio.