I've noticed something that seems like an arbitrary limit on supercruise speeds. Sometimes when I close on a spaceport my ship slows down involuntarily and I can't speed it up. It is extremely annoying when I'm stuck with a 100km/s limit like now (I'm heading towards Birkeland City in Ross 154). What could be the problem? Why do I get these speed limits? I think it has nothing to do with flight assist since it does not seem to work in supercruise.
Elite: Dangerous weird supercruise speed limits
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Best Answer
You are caught in the gravity well of a nearby object. Your maximum Supercruise speed will be lower whenever this occurs.