Originally Posted by
Efrem
The pilot took credit for using the schedule pad and/or having a tailwind. Might have meant it as an inside joke.
Thats a pretty harsh comment on the Pilots!
They can speed up the aircraft over the normal/ economical airspeed. I have done it several times often at the request of dispatch to get the aircraft to destination on time.
Its hard to get a grasp of this particular flight because we don't know how long the flight was. You can make up 30 minutes on a 10 hour flight pretty easy no chance on a 2 hour flight , for example.
The comment on early arrivals was " spot on " if you show up early, you probably won't have a place to park.
The other post 1100km/hr thats about 593 knots the 747 cruises around 480 knots so, you had a 113 knot tailwind. Good for you.
" exceeding Mach 1 is why most pilots don't bother replying "
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