Monitor the speed target
The FMS can provide a target schedule. Check its source and compare the target with the clearance and the aircraft’s actual speed.
FMS or manual target
Check whether the selector is using an FMS schedule or a manually set target. FSS describes the colours of the selected speed on its PFD page.
Compare the phases
Review the speed schedule for each phase. On APPROACH SPEEDS, check whether FIXED or GREEN DOT is selected. FSS describes GREEN DOT as green-dot speed plus any entered additive; its FIXED schedule uses VAP for landing flaps. Verify the displayed target for your configuration.
Read the constraint
Compare any speed restriction in the flight plan with the chart and clearance. A programmed value can be stale after a route change.
Check the active mode
Use the FMA to determine whether the aircraft is managing speed with pitch or thrust. Monitor the available energy and the actual response.
Schedule changes
A runway, load or arrival change can require a new performance review. FSS says ACTIVATE APP SPEEDS can appear on the flight-plan page within 30 NM of destination and describes an initial selected target of 210 kt. After selecting it, check the target on the PFD and the limits as the flaps extend.
Active speed schedule
Use the current aircraft speed schedule and the applicable clearance. Recheck the targets after a route or configuration change.
On 8 November, one community post reported that displayed procedure speeds appeared to follow the PERF INIT Mach-transition value until the first constrained waypoint. No reply or confirmed cause was visible. Compare each restriction with the current chart and clearance; the report does not establish a problem on every route or build. Community report, 8 November 2026 [135].
The FSS Speed Control page says ACTIVATE APP SPEEDS on FPL sets 210 kt; it separately lists a flap-dependent schedule on APPROACH SPEEDS 1/1. An 8 November E190 report described a drop from 250 to 176 kt when approach speeds activated, with the fixed-speed option off. It did not identify the exact page, mode, aircraft load or build, and received no reply. These details do not establish a defect or make either value universal. Check the speed-control mode, MCDU approach-speed schedule, aircraft configuration and PFD target before relying on the result. FSS Speed Control [50] · E190 approach-speed report, 8 November 2026 [136].
FSS describes green dot as a speed giving a 1.3g margin over stick-shaker speed. It also describes an ice-related limitation above FL200 when ICE appears on EICAS. That statement is highlighted in red, but the current Welcome page does not explain the highlighting. Treat the ice-specific green-dot behaviour as unconfirmed unless your installed aircraft and current FSS guidance confirm it. FSS PFD speeds [128] · FSS Welcome page [83].
FSS describes overspeed protection as an automatic mode, shown as OVSP on the FMA. With the aircraft airborne and the flight director available, it can override the selected vertical mode at approximately 1 kt above the overspeed threshold. FSS says it deactivates and the previous mode returns when IAS is more than 5 kt below that threshold. Monitor speed and thrust and verify the FMA response in your installed version. FSS vertical modes [38]. [50] [24]