flight terminology question

[Guest beans]

HiCould somebody please tell me what does symbols 'S/C' in green on the maganta line of the flight means.I think c is for climb but no idea what s is.Many thanks.Tass

[Kosta 122]

step climb

[Tabs 2,790]

Tass,It stands for step-climb, the point at which you should step up to a higher cruise altitude to improve range and fuel economy. If you check the FMC's CRZ page it'll show you what altitude it's calculating a step to - when you reach the point, just dial up the new altitude (after getting ATC clearance of course) and press the altitude selector to commence the cruise-climb.

[Guest beans]

Many thanks Word Not Allowed and Ryan for the super quick reply.Word Not Allowed I notice on your reply you have the x1900xtx graphics card-could you please tell me what you think of it.I am thinking of upgrading my card to this.many thanks again guys.Tass

[Guest Loiosh]

It and its less expensive xt brother are quite nice. They currently are rated just above a GeForce 7900GT/X. I would suggest considering holding onto your money for a bit longer though especially if you plan to prepare your Vista/FSX/DX10 machine. Both Ati and Nvidia are working on their DX10 video cards and should be annoucing them in the next month or two.

[Guest beans]

Hi Loiosh I will do as you say-also I heard pentium are lauching a new faster chip late August-lets hope it's not very expensive.Tass