Spit IIa is now so much more inferior to the 109

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by 41Sqn_Banks

It is valid according to "AP 1732b Instructors' Handbook of Advanced FlyingTraining, 1st Edition" to use climb power for other "conditions of flight in which really high power is required".

Not sure where the "cruise" reference came from but cruise, by definition, is the range of power settings that provide the best level flight fuel efficiency. That is what all pilots mean by cruise - fuel efficient flight.

Whilst you may be able to use climb power to sustain high speed level flight there is no way climb power is a "cruise" condition, that is just stupid. Its important to get definitions right or these threads devolve into pointless arguments about exactly what a term actually means.

Maybe you are permitted to use climb power for sustained high speed flight, but calling that "cruise" just confuses the issue.