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Old 20th Jan 2012, 16:47
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Usually the inefficiency in being too low is greater than the inefficiency in being too high, so the most efficient way is to step climb to the next level (2000' higher) when the Optimum altitude is 500' above the aircraft (so that after the climb, the optimum altitude is 1500' below the aircraft, and moving towards it).
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