<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by J-H:
We ended up flying at this horrible altitude for another 20 minutes - my question is...is this some kind of fuel saving tactic? Isn't it better to have a smoother ride and burn more fuel at lower altitude?
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Not really.. If it's just a *comfort* of flight thing, then probably not worth the effort to make a large altitude change, then a change back.. (this is assuming the altitude is available) *Safety* of flight is a different story.