@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ICAO-A and ICAO-B should tackle this, but it is not ready yet :construction:
| cruise | cruise | clean | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| descend to approach | idle | clean | 10000 ft | N/A | CAS over flight level 100 descend |
After reaching $10\,000\,ft$ the aircraft accelerates to the next higher speed limit `CAS_over_flight_level_100_climb` which is usually $300\,kts$ calibrated airspeed. Then it keeps on climbing until the `initial_cruise_altitude` from where it accelerates to the `initial_cruise_mach_number` without climbing any further. In the table above, only one flight level change is displayed. How many of them will be initiated can be determined in the following way:
After reaching $10\,000\,ft$ the aircraft accelerates to the next higher speed limit `CAS_over_flight_level_100_climb` which is usually $300\,kts$ calibrated airspeed. Again, you can change this in the aircraft XML, but when you want to stick to current regulations, you should keep $300\,kts (= 154.3334 m/s)$. Then the aircraft keeps on climbing until the `initial_cruise_altitude` from where it accelerates to the `initial_cruise_mach_number` without climbing any further. In the table above, only one flight level change is displayed. How many of them will be initiated can be determined in the following way:
- Short Range ($\leq 1\,000\,NM$):
- 1 cruise climb step
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If climbs during cruise are disabled (`no_steps` node in the [Configuration File](getting_started.md/#config_file)), then only 1 climb step is generated. Also when automatic flight level changes are activated, [Mission Analysis](../../analysis/mission_analysis/index.md) will try to find an optimum by itself.
Once the end of cruise is reached, the aircraft shall descend to approach using the maximum descend speed. Again, this is normally $300\,kts$ until it reaches $10\,000\,ft$.
Once the end of cruise is reached, the aircraft shall descend to approach ($10\,000\,ft$) using the maximum descend speed.
