"O. Sami Saydjari" wrote in message
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When planning a flight against the wind, how to you pick the best
altitude when trying to minimize flight time?

You need to run the performance charts against some actual weather. Use
ADDS for wind and everything else. Up wind and downwind are completely
different exercises. Every day is different but patterns will quickly
develop with experience. The turbo changes things a bit. Hit the books
with some actual weather.