Jump to content

Howto calculate optimal cruise level?


charraeus
 Share

Recommended Posts

I don't know if it's optimal, but I use the following as a roule of thumb and it works fine for me:

Short flights under 180-200nm: Flight level = distance rounded up and adjusted to  even/odd thousands for westbound/eastbound ops
Longer flights: FL180 or FL190 if heavy, FL200 or FL210 if light
 

Edited by mgeiss
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Simbrief will give you a nice optimal cruise FL, also with Cost Index and such things like wind component and ISA dev (those thinks you never know what to put in) Fuel Calculations and so on.

Optimal FL takes into account the distance, the Weight of the plane the CI, and the winds. 

www.simbrief.com (it's free, you have to register to let it save your flightplans and your preferences and also your fleet).

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
 Share

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...