OK, you can take it for what it's worth from a former CRJ instructor (one of the first in the USA), but it works very well.
Once you get to 10,000', nose it over to accelerate to 300-310 KIAS, then start climbing. As your altitude increases, try to maintain the highest possible IAS while maintaining at least a 500 FPM rate of climb. The idea is to climb a jet at the lowest possible deck angle to keep forward speed and increase economy. Also, when you get to your cruise altitude at the lower deck angle, you won't be "hanging" on the engines and unable to accelerate.
In the Whale, we use Vref + 100 to 110 for best angle of climb; Vref + 130-140 for best rate; Vref + 160-170 for best economy. It works as well in the CRJ, but not quite the same numbers, though.
Remember, the 500 FPM rule is only an ATC reporting requirement. A Part 25 jet is only required to be able to climb at cruise altitude at 300 FPM.
Please, please don't try to climb to your cruise altitude at best angle or best rate. You'll find that you likely will not get there because the best angle and best rate is a "temporary" rate for lower altitudes.
I have found that many who get into a jet for the first time have an unrealistic expectation of how a Transport Category Jet actually performs. Even the Whale peters out when it is heavy and hot. It's a rocket ship, even heavy, below FL180, but when we get on up there...it's 300 FPM sometimes.
Also, religiously check your cruise performance charts. Are you even legal to be where you are (FL wise)?
I learned from experience, if you use the climb techniue I described, you will beat the dispacthed fuel every time and you won't be pi**ing off guys behind you so badly.
Like I wrote, take it for what it's worth from an old dude.
