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Old 11th Mar 2008, 17:55
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Gazeem
 
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Pedal to the Metal - Top Speed

I was just crossing an ETP the other day and wondering what altitude you should fly at for top speed.

Say that winds are calm at all levels on an ISA day, fuel is not an issue and you wanted to get somewhere ASAP (let's not get bogged down in airmanship issues) where would you go? Is higher better? Or would you descend to get a better TAS?
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