Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
The RJ's have not been an issue as much as the biz jets have. I can understand the controllers' issues with sequencing when a Citation does 100 knots all the way in and a Falcon driver holds max forward warp until short final. Having flown 91 and 121, there is a huge variance in the profiles that those aircraft and pilots fly.
You just described ops at every busy airline airport in the country. MDW, PHL, ORD, LAX, DFW, MCO, etc...they're all like this. Because many bizjets have Vref speeds slower than the larger airline traffic around them (roughly 110kt in my Citation and 142+5 in a CRJ2 @ MLW)the pilots of those airplanes need to be cognizant of their surroundings and fly like a freakin' professional in order to better mix and make everyone's lives a little easier.
I believe most small-cabin (500-560 series) Citations have a final flap speed somewhere around 160kt. Assuming one is on the glideslope and with the drag of landing flaps, its a snap to keep the speed 140-150KIAS until a 3 mile final and be slowed to meet stabilized approach criteria at 500agl.
I've done it at ATL, EWR, MDW, etc. with no issues created for the traffic landing behind me.