Overspeeding Glitch

Hi, I was flying from OKKK to OEMA and set my speed to 300 (M .80/.81) and for some reason it set it to M 0.83 when I passed FL280. I got a violation and was disconnected as I was away. Then, I started a new flight from OEMA to OKKK. This time I set the speed to 293 and again when I passed FL280 it set it to M 0.83 and almost got a violation if I didn’t react in time. Please tell me if there’s any problem, thanks!

Device: iPad Pro 12.9in (4th Generation)

What aircraft were you using?

Hey there!

Do you use In-Flight Assistant? And if yes, do you use its VNAV altitude/speed feature?

A320-200, same thing just happened with my friend whom I’m flying with, @_hadi.a2

Nope I’m not using it in this flight.

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Good to know. Thanks :slight_smile:

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What were the wind conditions (If you remember), because wind can change at different altitudes. It could’ve been a strong tailwind that made your aircraft go faster than the speed you set the A/P to. For example, when I set my speed to 0.78 the wind can make my aircraft go at 0.79

Not that strong, was like 60-80 knts and the direction was NE.

Also, I would recommend waiting until you are pass FL280 or even cruise before going away from your device

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Yea I know I always do that, just this time I was busy so I was away then.

@Walter @BennyBoy_Alpha you guys have any idea what might be the reason?

This is an interesting one. I just tested it with the same aircraft, at 60kts of direct tail wind at 300KIAS and it just stays at 0.79 after passing FL280. Jumping to 0.83 seems odd :thinking:

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Exactly that’s what I was saying, I can send the replay file after this if you’d like

Sure. Do you mind sharing your replay?

Sure, will do after I land, currently on downwind

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@walter

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Wow, those GS speeds look crazy before reaching FL280, no wonder why it got set to 0.83 after. You said you only had 80kts of wind max, right?

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If I remember correctly yes.

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Alright, I was going to remove the violations but I don’t see any recent Level 1’s on your account…

Wait I’m confused, I just checked too and I can’t find them either.