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Can I just say that the privatized ATC in Europe has very little affect on smaller GA planes. Maastrich generally controls 1000ASL and above which is much highe
by yardie 7y ago
Can I just say that the privatized ATC in Europe has very little affect on smaller GA planes. Maastrich generally controls 1000ASL and above which is much higher than the typical Cessna will fly.
- p_l 7y agoIs that feet or meters? Because 1000 feet ASL was the altitude at which it was mandatory for me to start preparing for landing in a glider. 1000m ASL is perfectly normal altitude, unless you're purposefully avoiding ATC interaction by staying under 300m which is dangerous.
- yardie 7y agoIn flight speak height is measured in 100s of feet and distance in nautical miles. For example a 747 will reach cruising altitude at FL370 (37000ft) but another plane may be FL360 (36000ft).
- p_l 7y ago"Flight speak" depends on multiple details that are not always obvious. For example, "feets" for altitude are "temporary allowance" and in many places are used only because of the influx of cheap US-made hardware. Flight Levels are actually not specified in meters nor feet, but in air pressure, so that if everyone has altimeters on the same "zero" pressure they will be able to communicate their flight level perfectly. Nautical Miles are used because unlike feet, they actually make sense.