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Cruise Pitch

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Hi ChapsIs it me or does this beauty cruise at level altitude a little on the flat side.At slower speeds the airfile seems to be right on the money with regards to pitch/atitude but when in cruise at say mach.82 the atitude reads 0 degrees, I have used a posky3 model and Lees mergeComments suggestions!?thanks keith

I generally see 1-2 degs nose up at cruise, depending on the weight.I don't believe I've ever seen it at 0.James

From the aircraft manual, body attitudes for level flight:FL400 M=0.78 120,000kg 2.7 degrees100,000kg 2.0 degreesFL350 M=0.78 180,000kg 3.5 degrees160,000kg 2.9 degrees140,000kg 2.4 degrees120,000kg 1.8 degrees100,000kg 1.3 degreesFL300 290kts 180,000kg 2.7 degrees160,000kg 2.2 degrees140,000kg 1.8 degrees120,000kg 1.3 degrees100,000kg 0.8 degrees

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