Originally Posted by
Maxspeed
They [SWA] are certainly not concerned about speed when you are following behind them into PVD in a Citation 10, and you have to shut an engine down to go as slow as them!!!!
Actually, we're quite "concerned" with flying our best econ speed during our descent. Sorry to hold you up, hopefully we cleared the r/w expeditiously enough for you.
Originally Posted by
Maxspeed
I suppose thats possible [some of us might think a Citation X is slow], but in my 10 years in I have never heard ATC ask a 737 to slow their cruise to Mach .89 because their [sic] following a 10
I think Waldo's point is that the Citation X is not the fastest aircraft in the sky and it has certainly held up somebody faster at some point...that would be the perspective he was referring to.
Be careful flying so fast, you might gain weight.