NZFF

I was thinking today, started thinking about VFR flight, and wondered, is there an altitude which aircraft flying VFR cannot exceed? For example in Great Britain I think the maximum VFR altitude is FL195...

Thanks for any help,

Alex

varies from country to country - ie USA is (I think) about fl180 - NZ doesn't have a set limit so far as I am aware so if your aircraft can reach it and the controller will accept you then you can try for it

Thanks for that Towerguy, exactly the sort of answer I was looking for.

Alex

I suppose the question is then "why would you really want to fly VFR at FL330?"

Heh, you probably couldn't even see half the landmarks you're s'posed to be following from up there! And you might have to dodge the odd Boeing !

monkeybdg wrote: Heh, you probably couldn't even see half the landmarks you're s'posed to be following from up there! And you might have to dodge the odd Boeing !

Well if you had some schedules handy with you then you could use those odd boeings you spotted as your vfr landmarks

Well if you had some schedules handy with you then you could use those odd boeings you spotted as your vfr landmarks

Haha, good one!

something to think about

""why would you really want to fly VFR at FL330?""

what is the difference in the enroute charges - vfr against ifr? - also

""you probably couldn't even see half the landmarks you're s'posed to be following from up there!""

vfr is only the flight rules ie wx and dist from cloud - you can be vfr on top so no vfr landmarks - (use gps or controlled vfr with radar headings?) - or 40nm out to sea still no landmarks!

Interesting thought.

Alex

There is also a medical reason why you dont spend too much time above 10,000 feet when flying vfr in an unpressurised aircraft, hypoxia.

The highest I ever flew in a C172 was 12500 feet as we flew "past" Mt Cook on our way to Queenstown. Still plenty of rock above us and only took about 40 minutes to climb to that altitude!

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