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rv8guy 04-25-2010 11:38 AM

I like the answer---any altitude we want! It is truly amazing. Being an old rotor head, I just have to fly low once in a while, 2000-3000 ft giving rides, and 5500-12500 on cross countries, depending on winds and bumps.

But I have to add, I learn so much someone asks a question like this, and it makes me appreciate theses RVs even more

docsuresh 04-25-2010 12:00 PM

Yesterday a couple of us flew back from Rosamond to RNM at 11.5k (the only sane way to cross LA from one end to the other?).

Living in San Diego, most flights of any distance require crossing the LA airspace and 10.5/11.5 are it. Keeps us over the LA smog and the So Cal controllers.

Suresh

patterson 04-25-2010 12:59 PM

10000+
 
I'll echo what Docsuresh says about flying over LA class B airspace.

I started flying out of San Diego several years ago in a Cessna. Such a pain to deal with traffic and airspace restrictions on the way north. Since I finished my RV I make businsess trips regularly to San Francisco and use 10,500 feet as my minimum. That gets me over LAX airspace and, just as important to me, out of harms way of (most) certified airplanes at 9500 and below.

I don't like flight following, prefer XM radio in cruise, so altitude is a great safety factor for traffic. I always use Oxygen and find that gets me there rested and ready to go. Fuel burn is around 7 gph at the higher altitudes. Winds aloft is always a consideration and I will go low (after LA) if strong headwinds are blowing.

Ron
N8ZD
RV-4 / 400 hours and lovin it

Ron Lee 04-25-2010 02:02 PM

Here is my one experience with flying over the LA Class B

http://tinyurl.com/dxn3ef

rzbill 04-25-2010 09:22 PM

I try to fly this
 
Generally, positive AGL preferred......:D

6K is the MEA to get over the local navaid.

I fly in the 5 to 10K region most of the time, even when away from the mountains.


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