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Old 4th Nov 2014, 08:15
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Guru8904
 
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From the FCTM:

Optimum altitude is the cruise altitude in still air for minimum cost when operating in the ECON mode, and for minimum fuel burn when in the LRC or pilot-selected speed modes.
I believe that while in RTA mode, we are neither in ECON nor in LRC. Hence, the OPT is not computable.
Calculable (able to be measured or assessed) is a word all right but I would rather use computable (capable of being computed).
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