4/20/23
AIM
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5. VFR Cruising Altitudes and Flight Levels
(See TBL 3
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TBL 3
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VFR Cruising Altitudes and Flight Levels
If your magnetic course
(ground track) is:
And you are more than 3,000 feet above the
surface but below 18,000 feet MSL, fly:
And you are above 18,000 feet
MSL to FL 290, fly:
0
to 179
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Odd thousands MSL, plus 500 feet
(3,500; 5,500; 7,500, etc.)
Odd Flight Levels plus 500 feet
(FL 195; FL 215; FL 235, etc.)
180
to 359
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Even thousands MSL, plus 500 feet
(4,500; 6,500; 8,500, etc.)
Even Flight Levels plus 500 feet
(FL 185; FL 205; FL 225, etc.)
General
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