Originally Posted by skypilot35

Complacency and inattentiveness were / are definitely the main problem, but I would say a contributing factor were the Econ speeds that we were requested / directed to fly. There were times we would get an Econ speed as low as .62. About 4 days ago guys were getting ACARS messages telling them they were going too fast. This is a great reason why people who are not pilots need to stay out of the cockpit.



The guys I fly with never concern themselves with the Econ speed and I've never been on a flight where we took it (CRJ200) below .70, even though the majority of the Econ speeds were well below that. I have never had an issue with a slow speed event.



I think the other issue is guys trying to make an extra buck which is pretty sickening. Some folks have that mindset, fortunately it's not one I encounter very often. Truthfully, this is an embarrassment...no doubt about it.