ORCA lower than MEA?

Sam Spade wrote:

Newps wrote:



Sam Spade wrote:



Now, with RNAV-direct common, you have to fly at, or above, the
Center's MIA at a VFR altitude.



No.



Oh? Please enlighten me.

We do it every night with the Beech 99's and 1900's that fly the mail
for the postal service. They all want OTP now that the winter winds are
howling. Most want direct also so we clear them direct and OTP. They
will often start out at 6500 westbound, my MVA is 7,000 starting 20
miles out. Not my problem. They are way below the center's MIA,
especially as they near the mountains. Salt Lake terminates radar as
they're way too low for that and asks for a position report in 100 miles
or so. The pilots do not offer or request an altitude and neither we
here at BIL or at ZLC asks.