ozziecat35
4 out of 5 great lakes prefer Michigan.
Are published speeds on a STAR mandatory in the absence of a "descend Via" clearance, but merely following your filed flight plan? Case in point: On the GIBBZ3 Arrival into IAD, via the MGW transition, say I'm at FL240 in cruise doing 310 kts, and for whatever reason, Washington Center needs to keep me high, or will have a descent further down the road, regardless, they haven't said a thing and there has been no explicit descend via or expect clearance. Am I expected to slow to 280kts over JIMVE, or maintain my current speed?