Originally Posted by frozenboxhauler

Hi Mac, last month I had two crossings via the northern Russian routes to and from Asia. It was only about 16 hours. You're correct, down in the "lower 48" where the Trop can be 45,000 feet and higher, it's not so much of an issue.
I'm all about saving dinosaur juice too, and will go up early if I can. "Fuel Sense" is a fun game to play. So far this year I'm about 16K in the green,…just wish I saw some extra crinkles for my efforts.
I understand your response to Dakota.
Cheers,
fbh