Flight Level and a half

Is there a proper phraseology for reporting leaving 33,500? The AIM
doesn't say; it always assumes you're at a whole number flight level.

"Scott Draper" wrote in message
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Is there a proper phraseology for reporting leaving 33,500? The AIM
doesn't say; it always assumes you're at a whole number flight level.

Why can't you say FL 335? After all 33,000ft is FL 330.

I didn't know you could be at a 500ft level in Class A airspace (which
I've never flown in, except in a commercial carrier).

According to FAR =A7 91.135 : Operations in Class A airspace.
Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, each person
operating an aircraft in Class A airspace must conduct that operation
under instrument flight rules (IFR) and in compliance with the
following:

(a) Clearance. Operations may be conducted only under an ATC clearance
received prior to entering the airspace.

I've never received an en route clearance to an altitude other than in
the thousands, (except, of course during departure or approach).

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:18:09 GMT, Scott Draper
wrote:

Is there a proper phraseology for reporting leaving 33,500? The AIM
doesn't say; it always assumes you're at a whole number flight level.

Your leaving Angels 33 point 5? Or Flight level 335..?

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"Scott Draper" wrote in message
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Is there a proper phraseology for reporting leaving 33,500? The AIM
doesn't say; it always assumes you're at a whole number flight level.


33,500 is a whole number. Try "leaving flight level three three five".

"rps" wrote in message
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I didn't know you could be at a 500ft level in Class A airspace (which
I've never flown in, except in a commercial carrier).


Think about block altitudes, and remember that not all airspace above 18,000
is Class A.

rps wrote:

I didn't know you could be at a 500ft level in Class A airspace (which
I've never flown in, except in a commercial carrier).

He didn't say he was level, only that he was reporting on the freq
leaving an altitude. We get this all the time here, an RJ 30 miles out
still in the low to mid 20's descending.

Uh....if you're between 18K and 60K in the US, then you are required
to be on an IFR flight plan, hence only at even number altitudes.
33,500 is inappropriate.

Blanche wrote:
Uh....if you're between 18K and 60K in the US, then you are required
to be on an IFR flight plan, hence only at even number altitudes.
33,500 is inappropriate.

Number one that's wrong. Number two that wasn't the point of the question.

On 9/23/05 7:13 PM, in article , "Blanche"
wrote:

Uh....if you're between 18K and 60K in the US, then you are required
to be on an IFR flight plan, hence only at even number altitudes.
33,500 is inappropriate.

I was eastbound here in Georgia the other day on an IFR flight plan, at
8ooo, as requested by ATC. A westbound AC passed below me and had heard that
I was at 8000 and petulantly asked ATC why. I fully expected ATC to answer
that it was for noise abatement...

....the noise of his aircraft and mine colliding head on.
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