"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
nk.net...
No, like Steven said, it is an IFR operation.


Well, Newps and a couple others have been saying that VFR on top at 33,500
feet was legit. (or at least they snipped the original statement).


I agree with you that and hold that anything over 18,000 feet is strictly a
IFR operation and conducted in 1000 foot increments (also that if someone is
at a 500 foot intermediate level they are only passing through that
altitude, not cruising.


"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
ink.net...
It isn't a VFR op.


VFR on top is not a VFR op?



"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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"Newps" wrote in message
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Matt Barrow wrote:


Well knock me over with a feather!!

Above 18,000 feet, where the separation is 1000 feet

The separation is a minimum of 1000 feet, no reason I can't just give
you more airspace.

So where in the FAR' is there authorization for VFR ops above FL180?


and AFAIK, VFR
operations are definitely NOT allowed? The example given was 33,500
feet...RVSM air space.

You won't be given an OTP clearance but then at 330 you wouldn't need
that since you're hard pressed to find many clouds up there that
aren't already thunderstorms.

So you're saying one could operate VFR at FL330?


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Matt

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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO