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Hi folks,

I appreciate that, even at relatively light weights, the aircraft will accelerate beyond 250kts to ~260kt mark below 10,000ft, unless manually limited in the VNAV CLB page, and that this is likely so that there is a buffer from the minimum flaps UP manoeuvring speed. i just wanted to know whether ATC around the world appreciate that this is likely to be the case and 747s routinely just accelerate a tad beyond the 250kt limit without permission/warning, or whether you have to wait with flap 1 extended until ATC says 'no speed restriction' or similar (in reality I know that flying out of London and UK airports this tends to happen pretty quickly after departure anyway, but I just wondered).

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12 minutes ago, rondon9898 said:

Hi folks,

I appreciate that, even at relatively light weights, the aircraft will accelerate beyond 250kts to ~260kt mark below 10,000ft, unless manually limited in the VNAV CLB page, and that this is likely so that there is a buffer from the minimum flaps UP manoeuvring speed. i just wanted to know whether ATC around the world appreciate that this is likely to be the case and 747s routinely just accelerate a tad beyond the 250kt limit without permission/warning, or whether you have to wait with flap 1 extended until ATC says 'no speed restriction' or similar (in reality I know that flying out of London and UK airports this tends to happen pretty quickly after departure anyway, but I just wondered).

Cheers

I believe this is known to the controllers that the 744 will rarely be able to keep the 250 below 10000


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8 minutes ago, Olympic260 said:

I believe this is known to the controllers that the 744 will rarely be able to keep the 250 below 10000

Indeed, you would probably simply request the restricition be lifted for your flight. I know that Radar Contact used to have this feature.

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46 minutes ago, rondon9898 said:

Hi folks,

I appreciate that, even at relatively light weights, the aircraft will accelerate beyond 250kts to ~260kt mark below 10,000ft, unless manually limited in the VNAV CLB page, and that this is likely so that there is a buffer from the minimum flaps UP manoeuvring speed. i just wanted to know whether ATC around the world appreciate that this is likely to be the case and 747s routinely just accelerate a tad beyond the 250kt limit without permission/warning, or whether you have to wait with flap 1 extended until ATC says 'no speed restriction' or similar (in reality I know that flying out of London and UK airports this tends to happen pretty quickly after departure anyway, but I just wondered).

Cheers

I'm the US ( CFR 91.117(D)) heavy aircraft are allowed to exceed 250 Below 10 unless otherwise depicted on the charts (Chicago).  We do normally make a courtesy call to let them know what we will be climbing at though.  The rest of the world is a tad different.  Asia we just ask for a high speed climb, most places just know you are going to do it though and if you can't get it in with controllers you just do it.  Middle East they want you todo 300 even on approach for as long as possible.  Europe anal retentive about it in Germany.  So you end up leave the flaps out until past 10,000. Rest of Europe seems alright but you definitely need to ask before you do it.  I can provide a reference in a bit for the US but I'm out and about.

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In Europe, controllers routinely give “no speed restrictions” clearances. U.S. controllers are not permitted to do so, but the pilot in command has the authority to exceed 250 knots in climb if that is what the aircraft requires in a zero flap configuration. Controllers are all well aware that heavy aircraft like the 748 will do so when departing on international flights. 

The only time formal FAA permission would be given to exceed 250 knots below 10,000 feet would be in the case of something like an airshow, where a high-performance aircraft might need to do so as part of their routine. In that case, permission would be given in the form of a written waiver issued in advance.

And of course, military aircraft have the authority to exceed the limit at any time if required for national security - like the recent case of the stolen Q400 in Seattle, where fighters hit Mach 1 enroute to intercept the aircraft.


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Interestingly, I believe as of a couple of years ago Heathrow (at least -- probably all LTMA) departures requiring >250kt clean have been/were asked to request this at the earliest opportunity (i.e. when they get their airways clearance on the ground and then this can be passed on) to enable ATC to manage spacing better. If you don't ask, the assumption is you'll be flying 250kt and you may be challenged about your speed by ATC if you are going faster.

Having said that, although it is in the AIP:

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Departure Speed Restriction: In order to optimise the departure flow and assist in the separation between successive departing aircraft a speed limit of 250 kt IAS below FL 100 is applicable until removed by ATC. ATC may remove the speed restriction by using the phrase ‘No ATC Speed Restriction’. Pilots are reminded that this phrase does not relieve the pilot of the responsibility to adhere to the ground track of the Noise Preferential Route, which may require a speed/power limitation.

(c) If for any reason pilots are unable to comply with the 250 kt IAS speed restriction the pilot should immediately advise ATC and state the minimum speed acceptable. If a pilot anticipates before departure that they will be unable to comply with the speed restriction, they should inform ATC when requesting start-up clearance, stating the minimum speed acceptable. In this case the pilot will be informed before take-off of any higher speed limitation.

...I've never actually heard any reference to the above on any radio recordings etc (which doesn't mean it doesn't happen of course, just that I've not heard it referenced).

In the USA, as above, the notes I have say that controllers appreciate a call to inform them you will be flying >250kt.

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2 hours ago, rondon9898 said:

Hi folks,

I appreciate that, even at relatively light weights, the aircraft will accelerate beyond 250kts to ~260kt mark below 10,000ft, unless manually limited in the VNAV CLB page, and that this is likely so that there is a buffer from the minimum flaps UP manoeuvring speed. i just wanted to know whether ATC around the world appreciate that this is likely to be the case and 747s routinely just accelerate a tad beyond the 250kt limit without permission/warning, or whether you have to wait with flap 1 extended until ATC says 'no speed restriction' or similar (in reality I know that flying out of London and UK airports this tends to happen pretty quickly after departure anyway, but I just wondered).

Cheers

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See my comment under the next quote for detail in the United States, at least.

2 hours ago, thibodba57 said:

I'm the US ( CFR 91.117(D)) heavy aircraft are allowed to exceed 250 Below 10 unless otherwise depicted on the charts (Chicago).  We do normally make a courtesy call to let them know what we will be climbing at though.  The rest of the world is a tad different.  Asia we just ask for a high speed climb, most places just know you are going to do it though and if you can't get it in with controllers you just do it.  Middle East they want you todo 300 even on approach for as long as possible.  Europe anal retentive about it in Germany.  So you end up leave the flaps out until past 10,000. Rest of Europe seems alright but you definitely need to ask before you do it.  I can provide a reference in a bit for the US but I'm out and about.

Not that I'd specifically discourage it, but the 7110.65 actually specifically states (to controllers) that pilots abiding by 91.117 will do so without notification:

"1. A pilot operating at or above 10,000 feet MSL on an assigned speed adjustment greater than 250 knots is expected to comply with 14 CFR Section 91.117(a) when cleared below 10,000 feet MSL, within domestic airspace, without notifying ATC. Pilots are expected to comply with the other provisions of 14 CFR Section 91.117 without notification."
(emphasis mine)

47 minutes ago, skelsey said:

In the USA, as above, the notes I have say that controllers appreciate a call to inform them you will be flying >250kt.

See above, though to be honest, in practice, I could see it as courteous...though at JFK and LAX, you'd probably get a terse reply. They know, and they don't need extra transmissions on freq.

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Controllers know the performance limits of the aeroplanes they control, they have to know that stuff to be able to maintain safe separation, slot times, wake turbulence clearances etc. So you'll hear stuff like 'cleared direct to Narnia, no speed restriction' all the time on the ATC at Manchester airport, and not just for heavies, they wanna get stuff moving and Manchester in particular is known for being pretty flexible with that sort of thing in order to keep things rocking along.

At just after 6am this morning in fact, I was pushing out a Thomas Cook A321 off Stand 10 at EGCC. It had been a one hour spin and with quite a big load up too (and that's all manual, no cans and no magic carpet either, cos we're that good lol) but despite the workload we had it ready to go ten minutes before the scheduled departure time. Their scheduled off the block time should have been 05.55, but as a result of the crew making a late call for push clearance - dunno what they were faffing around doing - there were loads of airliners passing behind them, forcing us to hold the aircraft on stand. If I recall correctly, two Easyjet Airbuses, a TUI 787 Dreamliner, a KLM 737 and a Jet2 737 all came past the back of him, I think the only thing we didn't see go past was a Number 9 bus to Clapham lol. Of course some of those passing aircraft were having to hold position whilst others taxied to the runway, since it all gets a bit congested at that left turn just past the end of the pier when heading for 23R. Despite their late call for push clearance, the A321 crew were then pestering us as to why we were holding them and not pushing out, they couldn't see behind them of course, so we kept having to explain that yet another airliner was behind them and we were not gonna let the plane go because it wasn't clear behind it, and our crew room were mithering us on the radio too lol, but unlike the flight deck crew, of course we can our own guys to 'f*** off' lol, cos that's on our own walkie talkies and not the ATC frequencies. Anyway..

I can guarantee you if I'd still been there and listening to ATC instead of coming off shift and going home after that push, I'd have heard the controllers turning all those planes early off their SIDs and telling them there were no speed restrictions on their climbs, so that they could get back on schedule. And every single one of them would have been hammering it well past 250 knots below 10,000 in order to pick up some time, which of course is not dangerous since they'd have space in front of them from having been held, and if they all pushed up to the barber pole speed, they'd all be maintaining separation from one another anyway in spite of the higher speeds, cos relative to one another, they'd be motionless. Anyone can be a pilot, but to be an ATC controller you have to be really sharp.

Incidentally, off topic but funny anyway, last night we towed another TC A321 off the remote stands onto stand 32, and they've just repainted the lines on the stand, but where the marker is for the A318, 319, 320 and 321, they forgot to paint 'A321', so, knowing that they all have the front door in the same place, I stopped it on the A320 marker, but not everyone was convinced I was correct, so they called airfield ops and had someone come out to the stand to confirm it was correct. I asked the airfield ops woman if she had some chalk, so I could chalk A321 on there and she said she had some yellow spray paint in her vehicle, so she got that and painted it by hand. I dared her to spray 'Spitfire' as one of the aircraft types on there too, and someone else said put 'Concorde' on there lol.

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1 hour ago, scandinavian13 said:

14 CFR Section 91.117

Kyle,

For clarification it is my understanding that if a SID/STAR has a published speed restriction on it, that speed restriction can not be exceeded without ATC permission. 


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17 minutes ago, Bluestar said:

For clarification it is my understanding that if a SID/STAR has a published speed restriction on it, that speed restriction can not be exceeded without ATC permission. 

ATC cannot actually 'permit' a deviation from the rule in a 91.117 sense (the overarching 250 knot issue).

From the procedure sense (SID/STAR), which is arguably a separate topic entirely, if there's a limit, it must be followed. I can't think of a specific procedure that sets one for departure that doesn't have an alternate without a restriction. That's where you're going to see a need for speeds over 250 in the 744/748. If there's no alternate without a restriction, then yeah, it would be up to you to request, or drag flap a bit longer. I'd probably do the latter due to the sensitivity of the 91.117 issue where a controller can't exempt someone from a reg, and they may not be comfortable approving the higher speed, lest it be construed with an implicit 91.117 exemption. On arrival (where you're more likely to see the speed restriction), they can get under 250 just fine. Interesting conundrum, this...

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4 hours ago, thibodba57 said:

Europe anal retentive about it in Germany.

Yup, that's us. "It says so on paper, so we stick to it!".

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2 minutes ago, Farlis said:

Yup, that's us. "It says so on paper, so we stick to it!".

It's actually allowed, it's more of a don't want to let us. Unless it's for "safety".  


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1 hour ago, Bluestar said:

Kyle,

For clarification it is my understanding that if a SID/STAR has a published speed restriction on it, that speed restriction can not be exceeded without ATC permission. 

Speed restrictions in descent on a STAR are not typically an issue - even 747/A380 aircraft are expected to adhere to those, and will deploy flaps and or spoilers if needed to keep their IAS at or below 250 KIAS. 

In climb on departure is another matter. FAR 91.117 (D) permits faster than 250 if required for “normal” operation. Even a heavy 744 could probably keep their speed below 250 in climb if they kept slats and Flaps 1 deployed, but doing so is not “normal” ops - “normal” means cleaning up with no flaps or slats, which could well require more than 250 for a heavy aircraft.

One that comes to mind with a specified speed on departure is KATL, but in that case, the instruction is to accelerate to 250 knots as quickly as possible after takeoff, and that applies to all aircraft. Departing aircraft are expected to advise ATC prior to takeoff if they are unable to do so. Some smaller biz jets might have a difficult time maintaining 250K and climbing at the same time! 


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1 minute ago, JRBarrett said:

In climb on departure is another matter. FAR 91.117 (D) permits faster than 250 if required for “normal” operation. Even a heavy 744 could probably keep their speed below 250 in climb if they kept slats and Flaps 1 deployed, but doing so is not “normal” ops - “normal” means cleaning up with no flaps or slats, which could well require more than 250 for a heavy aircraft.

Yeah, the 7110.65 makes note of this as well (controllers should issues instructions in such a way that permits clean config as much as possible, etc).

2 minutes ago, JRBarrett said:

One that comes to mind with a specified speed on departure is KATL, but in that case, the instruction is to accelerate to 250 knots as quickly as possible after takeoff, and that applies to all aircraft. Departing aircraft are expected to advise ATC prior to takeoff if they are unable to do so. Some smaller biz jets might have a difficult time maintaining 250K and climbing at the same time! 

There are a few at LAX that specify 250 knots max, but they all have alternate SIDs without that limit (additionally, the rest without alternate versions are in the direction of shorter-hop traffic - NORCAL, LAS, transcon, etc.).


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Listening Frankfurt Approach you hear „LHXYZ guten Morgen, continue ILS07R blabla, high speed approved“ nearly everytime a 747 or an A380 is involved. Of course not only LH, other airlines approaching with these airplanes too. Sometimes even A340 get a highspeed clearance. 

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