Hey guys,

On long range flights I always fly a Max range profile no matter the wind direction. Case in point I logged a 7.5 in a king air 200 flying from Lajes Azores to St Johns Newfoundland today. The winds got up to 122 knots in the face. But with the internal ferry tank we made it with 800 lbs to spare. Anyhow the guy next to me wanted to push it up saying we would spend less time bucking the wind but I owned the plane today and flew what I perceived a Max range AOA (no AOA installed) of about 3 degrees nose up and kept pulling the throttles back to keep her their. This attitude comes from 7 yrs in king airs and knowing the charts. But I don't have the aero background to counter his argument. Can anyone help me out with research or otherwise?

I know their is a number of TPS grads and much smarter aviators than I. George



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