I have seen the same thing, but I am not as observant as other with remembering fuel flows and stuff like that.

But if you get up in the wind quick with a steep climb and do not pull the power back you still save gas when you think of the leg in terms of time as well. I will admit I am bad about getting up into the tail wind quick and then flying red line everywhere up there, and sometimes with poor forecasting of winds aloft, you can shave 20 minutes or better off that leg.
People like that, I like that more time for food and smokes, or an extra 20 minutes in the hotel bed when you have been reduced anyway.

There seems to be about million different way to do the same task in the industry. I for one sure have enjoyed some of this post. While most of it is common sense, it is nice to see that I am not a rouge pilot out there trying to re invent the wheel.

Reeves