[E_Dawg]

Originally Posted by meritflyer

I still dont personally like grabbing the GS anywhere other than as published. Any and all guess work is eliminated this way. Tell that to your new IR guy - hey buddy, pick up the GS wherever the hell you want. You'll be fine.

I'll stick to using step downs.

...why?? This is where you can use what you know and put it to work for the comfort of the passengers and for the benefit of your workload. And it's just plain safer to follow a needle down than it is to keep chopping and dropping to a new altitude every few miles.