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§ 91.159 VFR cruising altitude or flight level.
Except while holding in a holding pattern of 2 minutes or
less, or while turning, each person operating an aircraft
under VFR in level cruising flight more than 3,000 feet
above the surface shall maintain the appropriate altitude or
flight level prescribed below, unless otherwise authorized
by ATC:

(a) When operating below 18,000 feet MSL and-

(1) On a magnetic course of zero degrees through 179
degrees, any odd thousand foot MSL altitude +500 feet (such
as 3,500, 5,500, or 7,500); or

(2) On a magnetic course of 180 degrees through 359 degrees,
any even thousand foot MSL altitude +500 feet (such as
4,500, 6,500, or 8,500).

(b) When operating above 18,000 feet MSL, maintain the
altitude or flight level assigned by ATC.

Last updated: August 7, 2006



"Travis Marlatte" wrote in
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
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| Not below 3000 AGL, it does above that.
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| "Travis Marlatte" wrote
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| message
| et...
| | VFR, it doesn't really matter, does it?
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| You seem to be suggesting that when flying VFR above
3000', we have an
| obligation to fly specific altitudes within some tolerence
and, therefore,
| need to have an accurate means of determining our
altitude. That is
| certainly not the case. Prudent, yes. Required, no.
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| Travis
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| PWK
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