Originally Posted by
Lvlng4Spd
It is a culture of confusion. Conflicting information in the manuals, which the FAA and company all sign off on (supposedly). Meanwhile, other operators have different criteria...I have read 5 knots is the buffer at Envoy...what is it at TSA/Expressjet/Commutair/VIA Air? We are terrible at benchmarking anything around here. Is it Embraer or FAA that has an issue? I need more clarification than a vague FIL (with no supporting info) and an unofficial Facebook group posting.
I agree 110% with you. That being said, the unoffical facebook group posting is a screen of the Chief Pilot responding to the emailed question regarding momentary deviations above 145KT. Knowing our company, that’s as official as it gets LOL.