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As a Midwesterner, it is absolutely bonkers to me how common it appears to be for HVAC systems to get installed in attics.
Don't do that. Stop doing that! WTF?
That's bad enough, but then you go and run the ducts up there, too?
Y'all.
If you keep the system and the ducts within the space you're trying to heat and cool, you don't have to account for any losses, now, do ya?
Put the air handler in a utility closet. Run ducts /below/ the ceiling. Enclose with soffiting if you must.
The end.
@TechConnectify When I was younger: My family owned and operated an HVAC business in Ohio. I used to help with installs all the time and I can tell you that the vast majority of systems, even in Ohio (the midwest) was done in attics and/or crawl spaces/basements. Crawl spaces were the worst, by far. Our family made a name for ourselves being the only area installer that used sheet metal instead of the flex duct because critters would get into the flex stuff and chew through it, build nests, etc.