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Optimum Altitude

Optimum altitude ⁽¹⁾ provides cruise altitude for:

• minimum cost, in ECON mode
• minimum fuel burn, in LRC or pilot-selected speed modes

It provides a 1.5 load factor (48° bank to buffet onset) buffet margin.

References

1. FCTM p4.6

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