Absolute lowest altitude you can fly (legally)

I've never heard the requirement of having a book of FAR/AIM for a ramp
check.

These days you can read the entire FAR/AIM online. I don't see the
need for a hard copy anymore.

As far as "all available information" goes, how many pilots have the
current VFR chart update Bulletins?


Not only that, but those of us with current medicals, and follow
US FAA "rules" have our own printed copies. Why? Because one of
the rules is that we are required to have "all available information"
for each and every flight. Each and every one of us in the US
are fair game for a ramp check.


My guess is less than 10% of pilots have the FAR's with them at any
given time. You're pretty optimistic about your fellow pilots.

On 01/03/07 22:09, M wrote:
I've never heard the requirement of having a book of FAR/AIM for a ramp
check.

These days you can read the entire FAR/AIM online. I don't see the
need for a hard copy anymore.

As far as "all available information" goes, how many pilots have the
current VFR chart update Bulletins?

Do you mean the one that come in the A/FD? I do ;-)

Each time the A/FD comes out, I read through that section as well as
others, and I keep it with me while I fly.


--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

BTW, the answer to the subject line,
Absolute lowest altitude, is below sea level in Death Valley
and above 10,000 feet [3,000 meters] over the mountains.







"Mark Hansen" wrote in message
...
| On 01/03/07 22:09, M wrote:
| I've never heard the requirement of having a book of
FAR/AIM for a ramp
| check.
|
| These days you can read the entire FAR/AIM online. I
don't see the
| need for a hard copy anymore.
|
| As far as "all available information" goes, how many
pilots have the
| current VFR chart update Bulletins?
|
| Do you mean the one that come in the A/FD? I do ;-)
|
| Each time the A/FD comes out, I read through that section
as well as
| others, and I keep it with me while I fly.
|
|
| --
| Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
| Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
| Sacramento, CA

"Jim Macklin" wrote:
Absolute lowest altitude, is below sea level in Death Valley

True for North America. But the Dead Sea is lower:

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001763.html

Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 ft. below sea level (–411 m)
Death Valley, Calif., 282 ft. below sea level (–86 m)

I'm not sure what aircraft was first to fly into the Dead Sea area to take
honors for the first lowest flight ever, but I know the Graf Zeppelin did
it in 1929, going to about 1000 feet below sea level. It didn't even need a
snorkel! :-)

But in Death Valley the neighbors don't shoot you down.



"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
.. .
| "Jim Macklin"
wrote:
| Absolute lowest altitude, is below sea level in Death
Valley
|
| True for North America. But the Dead Sea is lower:
|
| http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001763.html
|
| Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 ft. below sea level (-411
m)
| Death Valley, Calif., 282 ft. below sea level (-86 m)
|
| I'm not sure what aircraft was first to fly into the Dead
Sea area to take
| honors for the first lowest flight ever, but I know the
Graf Zeppelin did
| it in 1929, going to about 1000 feet below sea level. It
didn't even need a
| snorkel! :-)

On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:58:07 -0000, Jim Logajan
wrote:

I'm not sure what aircraft was first to fly into the Dead Sea area to take
honors for the first lowest flight ever, but I know the Graf Zeppelin did
it in 1929, going to about 1000 feet below sea level. It didn't even need a
snorkel! :-)

There was a guy who flew a hot air balloon in a large, deep cave,
could be even deeper... I forget the details though.

-Dana

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