On the Legs page, how is an 'At or below' airspeed constraint entered?

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On the Legs page, how is an 'At or below' airspeed constraint entered?

Constraints on leg speeds are entered by encoding the speed value with a suffix that designates the relation. For an "at or below" limit, you append the letter B after the numeric speed. This tells the planner to enforce a ceiling rather than a floor or an exact value. For example, entering 250B sets the maximum permitted airspeed on that leg to 250 knots. Leaving no suffix wouldn’t specify the relation, and using a different suffix or placing it before the number would indicate a different constraint, so they wouldn’t be interpreted as an "at or below" limit.

Constraints on leg speeds are entered by encoding the speed value with a suffix that designates the relation. For an "at or below" limit, you append the letter B after the numeric speed. This tells the planner to enforce a ceiling rather than a floor or an exact value. For example, entering 250B sets the maximum permitted airspeed on that leg to 250 knots. Leaving no suffix wouldn’t specify the relation, and using a different suffix or placing it before the number would indicate a different constraint, so they wouldn’t be interpreted as an "at or below" limit.

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