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Originally Posted by rick-l
How would they do this with regard to Air Traffic Control? I can see how they programmed the flight path but would ATC let them fly their own navigation for 17 hours? Some of the flight was at 43,000. I wonder if clearance was the reason?
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controllers are pretty accommodating I am sure they filed a flight plan with way points so they knew the route and up at fl430 there's not much traffic, the higher a jet flies generally the more fuel efficient