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Originally Posted by Piperflyer  In response to the first post about flex climbs, I assume you mean flex takeoffs? That does nothing for saving fuel. Its just a way to save wear and tear on engines. |
Flex CLIMBS (flexing through 10,000) saves a considerable amount of fuel. However, we've been requested to stop doing so out of airports like PHL because we're slowing everyone down behind us.