Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
Latest interview gouge involves these charts:

If we only still had those charts ... think of the money Delta would save on gas. Instead of flying down wind till abeam Huntsville, Talladega, or Augusta / Athens, the clearance coud be "Delta, cleared direct Atlanta VOR at 5,000; cleared for the option, report on the ground." (the Douglas fleet would get a 10,000 foot clearance)
With a properly executed overhead break, we would not even need to monitor cool down time ... already done.