Slightly off-topic but what are your airline's policy in regards to the 'flight altitude' when requiring a step climb? Would you set the highest flight level anticipated or would you start with the initial cruise level and then increase it as you climb further?
Initial cruise level. But this has been discussed at length in a previous thread:
http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/57103...indicator.html
Skyjob and I agreed to disagree in that thread. Furthermore, airline operators differ in their interpretations of Boeing's recommendations, and implement their own SOP's accordingly. Please re-kindle that thread if you wish to discuss it further rather than take this one off topic...