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Flying skills

# SPEED ADJUSTMENT

TERM · Flying skills

At a glance

## Meaning of SPEED ADJUSTMENT

An ATC procedure used to request pilots to adjust aircraft speed to a specific value for the purpose of providing desired spacing.

### More about SPEED ADJUSTMENT

An ATC procedure used to request pilots to adjust aircraft speed to a specific value for the purpose of providing desired spacing. Pilots are expected to maintain a speed of plus or minus 10 knots or 0.02 Mach number of the specified speed. Examples of speed adjustments are:

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