Sekirov Dictionary

step climb

noun 1
verb 1
forms 6

noun1

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An instance of step climbing.
- The step climb from FL340 through FL360 and FL380 to FL400 will reduce our fuel burn compared to if we cruised at FL340 for the whole flight.

verb1

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To periodically climb to higher and higher altitudes during cruise flight, as the aircraft becomes lighter from fuel burnoff, to take advantage of the reduced drag at higher altitudes; like cruise-climbing, but with the aircraft climbing in discrete steps instead of continuously.
- The flight plan called for step climbing from an initial cruising altitude of FL330 to the final altitude of FL350 halfway through the flight.

forms

step climbed · step-climbed · step climbing · step-climbing · step climbs · step-climbs

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