diff --git a/aerodynamic_analysis/src/taw/tawDefaultData.cpp b/aerodynamic_analysis/src/taw/tawDefaultData.cpp
index 89b07197f7cdce0a2a8b3788e30b7ee79c78bbaf..92d7b680e860e73078a9ba41452b94d3a623f0cc 100644
--- a/aerodynamic_analysis/src/taw/tawDefaultData.cpp
+++ b/aerodynamic_analysis/src/taw/tawDefaultData.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ tawDefaultData::tawDefaultData(const std::shared_ptr<RuntimeIO>& rtIO)
     engineType(EndnodeReadOnly<std::string>("type").read(rtIO->acxml.at("requirements_and_specifications/design_specification/propulsion/propulsor")).value()),
     initialCruiseMachNumber(EndnodeReadOnly<double>("initial_cruise_mach_number").read(
         rtIO->acxml.at("requirements_and_specifications/requirements/top_level_aircraft_requirements/design_mission")).value()),
+    initialCruise_Altitude(
+        EndnodeReadOnly<double>("requirements_and_specifications/requirements/top_level_aircraft_requirements/design_mission/initial_cruise_altitude").read(rtIO->acxml).value()),
     bestCruiseCL(EndnodeReadOnly<double>("analysis/aerodynamics/lift_coefficients/C_LoptimumCruise").read(rtIO->acxml).value()),
     designCoGX(EndnodeReadOnly<double>("analysis/masses_cg_inertia/design_mass/mass_properties/center_of_gravity/x").read(rtIO->acxml).value()),
     designCoGY(EndnodeReadOnly<double>("analysis/masses_cg_inertia/design_mass/mass_properties/center_of_gravity/y").read(rtIO->acxml).value()),
diff --git a/aerodynamic_analysis/src/taw/tawDefaultData.h b/aerodynamic_analysis/src/taw/tawDefaultData.h
index deb545803b0822a12b3e899746a5c0aee795c7d0..2fb7370f68cc38cc6b1b0848eb6824353ac864be 100644
--- a/aerodynamic_analysis/src/taw/tawDefaultData.h
+++ b/aerodynamic_analysis/src/taw/tawDefaultData.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class tawDefaultData {
     std::string engineType;         /**< Information about the propulsor type (e.g. fan) [-] */
     double delta_isa;               /**< temperature delta to ISA Standard Atmosphere [K] */
     double initialCruiseMachNumber; /**< Mach number flown in initial cruise phase at initial cruise altitude [-] */
+    double initialCruise_Altitude;  /**< Initial cruise altitude [m] */
     /* All EndnodeReadOnly Values are converted automatically to SI-Units/RADIAN when read in */
     double bestCruiseCL;        /**< optimum cruise lift coefficient */
     double designCoGX;          /**< x Position of design center of gravity in [m] */
diff --git a/aerodynamic_analysis/src/taw/tawDefaultStrategy.cpp b/aerodynamic_analysis/src/taw/tawDefaultStrategy.cpp
index 8bb1d2609915fe0d9a599689bfe90dfdf6a469f0..165efecfb9ff9fbbe86965a1a019f618c82de72d 100644
--- a/aerodynamic_analysis/src/taw/tawDefaultStrategy.cpp
+++ b/aerodynamic_analysis/src/taw/tawDefaultStrategy.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ void tawDefaultStrategy::run() {
 
     // set individual flight conditions if enabled
     if (config_->setFlightConditionsMode) {
-        myRuntimeInfo->out << "test" << endl;
         config_->flightConditions.clear();
         config_->machNumbers.clear();
         config_->flightConditions.push_back(flightCondition());
@@ -114,12 +113,53 @@ void tawDefaultStrategy::run() {
         config_->machNumbers.push_back(config_->flightConditions.back().Mach);
 
         config_->flightConditions.push_back(flightCondition());
-        config_->flightConditions.back().Mach = data_->initialCruiseMachNumber - 0.2;
-        config_->flightConditions.back().Altitude = 77776;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Mach = data_->initialCruiseMachNumber - 0.15;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Altitude = data_->initialCruise_Altitude;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().extrapolationMargin = config_->autoFC_extrapolationMargin;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().allowGridChange = config_->autoFC_allowGridChange;
+        config_->machNumbers.push_back(config_->flightConditions.back().Mach);
+
+        config_->flightConditions.push_back(flightCondition());
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Mach = data_->initialCruiseMachNumber - 0.1;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Altitude = data_->initialCruise_Altitude;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().extrapolationMargin = config_->autoFC_extrapolationMargin;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().allowGridChange = config_->autoFC_allowGridChange;
+        config_->machNumbers.push_back(config_->flightConditions.back().Mach);
+
+        config_->flightConditions.push_back(flightCondition());
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Mach = data_->initialCruiseMachNumber - 0.05;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Altitude = data_->initialCruise_Altitude;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().extrapolationMargin = config_->autoFC_extrapolationMargin;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().allowGridChange = config_->autoFC_allowGridChange;
+        config_->machNumbers.push_back(config_->flightConditions.back().Mach);
+
+        config_->flightConditions.push_back(flightCondition());
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Mach = data_->initialCruiseMachNumber - 0.02;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Altitude = data_->initialCruise_Altitude;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().extrapolationMargin = config_->autoFC_extrapolationMargin;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().allowGridChange = config_->autoFC_allowGridChange;
+        config_->machNumbers.push_back(config_->flightConditions.back().Mach);
+
+        config_->flightConditions.push_back(flightCondition());
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Mach = data_->initialCruiseMachNumber;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Altitude = data_->initialCruise_Altitude;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().extrapolationMargin = config_->autoFC_extrapolationMargin;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().allowGridChange = config_->autoFC_allowGridChange;
+        config_->machNumbers.push_back(config_->flightConditions.back().Mach);
+
+        config_->flightConditions.push_back(flightCondition());
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Mach = data_->initialCruiseMachNumber + 0.01;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Altitude = data_->initialCruise_Altitude;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().extrapolationMargin = config_->autoFC_extrapolationMargin;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().allowGridChange = config_->autoFC_allowGridChange;
+        config_->machNumbers.push_back(config_->flightConditions.back().Mach);
+
+        config_->flightConditions.push_back(flightCondition());
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Mach = data_->initialCruiseMachNumber + 0.05;
+        config_->flightConditions.back().Altitude = data_->initialCruise_Altitude;
         config_->flightConditions.back().extrapolationMargin = config_->autoFC_extrapolationMargin;
         config_->flightConditions.back().allowGridChange = config_->autoFC_allowGridChange;
         config_->machNumbers.push_back(config_->flightConditions.back().Mach);
-        exit(1);
     }
 
     // loop over all cg positions and stabilizer angles