Originally Posted by
Excel
Any Q pilots want to chime in? what airspeeds are you guys targetting at the marker? Does 135ish sound appropriate?
While 135 knots does seem a bit slow for this phase of the approach, what jumps out at me is the fact that this was the speed they were at before gear extension. Gear extension speed is 200 knots on the 400. Usually gear is extended when doing around 170-190 KIAS.
When approaching speeds in the 130s, we are usually already fully configured with flaps and gear.