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Originally Posted by tbaleno
You did not mention what speed was your top speed before you started your gliding. You did mention that if you didn't have enough glide or cruise time you wouldn't make up for the lower FE during acceleration. However, what if you lowered your rate of acceleration and started cruise earlier?
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I was mostly doing P&G between 30-45 (check the referenced thread for all the details). Usually you have a target cruise speed in mind (speed limit, 5 below speed limit, whatever), so that's where you start your cruise. Your rate of acceleration just determines how long it takes you to get to that speed. There's a tradeoff between the mileage you get during the pulse (slow accel helps) and the amount of time spent during the pulse (slow accel hurts). There are many variables, but an acceleration rate between 2000-2500 RPM seems to work best for me (research in progress!).