Do you flight plan?

In a previous article, Cub Driver said:
My primary reason for flying at 2900 feet AGL (if you consider that
low--I do!) is that it frees me from having to think about airways
while getting me above the controlled airspace near my home.

The problem with flight below 3,000 AGL is you keep encountering other
aircraft. Every time I'm down there, I feel like I'm a World War II
fighter pilot over Germany, because there's always somebody whizzing past
in one direction or another, and if I stop scanning the skies for even a
second in order to sight see, I'm going to get killed.

I like to cruise between 6,000 and 10,000 - there's NOBODY up there. I
flew for five hours yesterday, and the only traffic pointed out by ATC was
down in the weeds, and I saw a few Dash-8s climbing or descending through
my altitude, but otherwise it was pure bliss with the world stretching out
as far as the eye could see in all directions.

--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
It's fun to mock old people. They're going to die soon anyway.
-- Mike Sphar

I like to cruise between 6,000 and 10,000 - there's NOBODY up there.

I go for the mid-latitudes, between 4500 and 6500. Well above the patterns
(in the MidWest), and well below the big boys.

My O-540 loves that altitude range as well.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"