Originally Posted by
TexasLonghorn
So in their eyes when you pull it back and go slower it kills two birds with one stone - lower fuel burns and longer flight times to charge for. Makes sense.
Correct. Kinda a double edged sword in my mind. In one sense you want to make max money while burning minimum fuel. In another you want to do right by the owner.
Cruise speeds are what they are. It’s not like an airline where the cost index largely determines your speed. But you can pull it back with a favorable tail wind, climb higher, get better routing, select a runway with a shorter taxi and bring it to the ramp single engine. Within reason you can effect it like any good pilot.
I didn't understand that initially as I would go for shortest flight time that beat the fuel burn. And my metrics suffered.
Good luck.