In a few days I plan on taking a fully loaded 744 Freighter from San Diego to Manchester in the UK. My cruisin altitude will be FL410 but I can't go that high until later in the flight, do I set NOTAMS at KSAN, or should I pick my initial altitude and then just continue to request higher, or is there another way to do this? Thanks!

file for a comfortable cruise altitude, and when you have burned off enough fuel, request fl410

Will 27/9 st KSAN be long enough for for a loaded -400F full of gas? Joe(KORD)

Greetings!I recommend checking out my friend Marc Brodbeck's web site.http://195.35.145.44/marcbrodbeck/index.htmMarc is a dispatcher at United. He's current and qualified on the B744. He's managed to amass quite a collection of performance data over the years including charts for planning step climbs in the B744.Excellent stuff there.:-waveMichael CollierDispatcherSystem Operations ControlAmerica West Airlines