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It's almost as bad as getting stuck behind an RJ on climbout on to J75 from TEB...You just want to ask if they could hold the RJ down for 5 minutes so you can blow over the top at a real speed...All possibilities. But I can tell you this for certain: I don't know anyone that flies a jet which actually goes fast that hasn't complained (at least to the guy sitting next to him, maybe on the radio) about getting moved around behind a Citation.
OUTTA THE WAY, SPEEDBUMP! Man, sometimes I wish I could roll the window down.....
Some airplanes cost more and have a different performance envelope. Someone paid a lot of money for an amazing aircraft like the Global Express that hauls ass. C'mon, it's a jet, it's supposed to go fast.
Anyone ever been motoring along in the left lane on a highway safely passing the slower traffic in the right lanes, and suddenly find themselves in a tightly packed group of cars, all queued behind someone who may or not be aware of passing lane courtesy? How does that feel?
I operate my aircraft at the speeds that best suit the conditions including on-time considerations, turbulence reported or experienced, unique airport environment considerations, and awareness of those around me. I don't get thin skinned if someone else has different ideas.
No, this is the way it went down. We were in front and Miami assigned us 280 or faster (us in a 560, VMO 292) and assigned the Global 280 or slower. Few mins later ATC queried us as to our speed, we said 280. ATC queried the Global's speed, they said 280. Then they asked Center, "Can you slow down that Citation and let us go fast?" At first Center said no, then he changed his mind and said yeah. He gave us lower and we saw them go over us. Approaching FLL, the Global got vectors to join the final with all the airliners, 27R, which slowed them down anyway and we got right in on the shorter runway, 27L. It struck me as an a$$hole move just to eventually slow down for the final anyway, kinda like someone who squeals the tires and floors it at a green light only to catch up with him when he's sitting there at the next red light...what's the point??? If we were enroute at 390 and I was in his way I could totally understand wanting to get around us, but this close to the terminal area? Typical south florida mentality, always in a hurry to get nowhere fast.
Don't even get me started on those Gulfstream pricks... JK