250 below 10,000 in Canada: no more?
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seagull
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No changes that I can see. They still authorize higher speeds below 10k on departure.
C150J
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Thanks Seagull,
After doing some research, I found out that there's a proposed regulation that would limit speeds to 250KIAS:
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/2009-04-04/html/reg3-eng.html
J.
After doing some research, I found out that there's a proposed regulation that would limit speeds to 250KIAS:
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/2009-04-04/html/reg3-eng.html
J.
AviatorGator
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My understanding was that you need a waiver from the FAA that specifically authorizes you to go >250 below 10'k. ATC can't authorize it even if they wanted to. I could always be wrong...
Get a jet that requires greater than 250, and you can take part in 91.117(d). Oddly it just occurred to me that in my career, I've never worried about it in all the jet flying I did. And now in helos, I don't even worry about things like Class A airspace or ARTCCs anymore.
TUCKnTRUCK
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Why would you need an FAA waiver to exceede 250 below 10,000 in Canada?
I think the conversation is going back and forth between Canada and CONUS ops with this.
AviatorGator
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CaptBill
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A great majority of bird strikes occur below 10,000 feet. If a Canadian Goose decides to encounter my windscreen at 5000 feet, I think the difference between hitting it at 250 knots or at 320 knots might be the difference between some damage or major damage.
Several years ago Houston Center was approving speeds above 250 knots below 10,000' on departure. I would stay at 250 through about 8,000 feet and then accelerate to my planned climb speed so as not to slow down the folks behind me too much. I have personally had several bad encounters with birds and now take the risk pretty seriously.
If I didn't have to be above 250 knots below 10k, I wouldn't do it.
Several years ago Houston Center was approving speeds above 250 knots below 10,000' on departure. I would stay at 250 through about 8,000 feet and then accelerate to my planned climb speed so as not to slow down the folks behind me too much. I have personally had several bad encounters with birds and now take the risk pretty seriously.
If I didn't have to be above 250 knots below 10k, I wouldn't do it.
And in many parts of Europe as well. Especially handy on departures.
seagull
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Pretty much in all the world outside the U.S.. In Asia you are often cleared "high speed" and we hold 350 until we need to slow for the approach!