What altitude do planes fly going east?

According to Your Mileage May Vary, the direction in which your plane is traveling can also affect what altitude it will climb to. Planes flying eastward (including northeast and southeast) will fly at odd altitudes (i.e. 35,000 feet) and all other directions will fly at even altitudes.

What is the lowest altitude you can legally fly over other than congested area?

500 feet
You’re Flying Over “Other Than A Congested Area” (91.119-c) “An altitude of 500 feet above the surface except over open water or sparsely populated areas. In that case, the aircraft may not be operated closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.” This one is pretty self-explanatory.

Do small planes fly at lower altitudes?

Piston engines do not operate well in thin air, and this is one of the reasons why most small planes fly at altitudes of below 15,000 feet. But in fact, small aircraft generally fly much lower than that for a variety of other reasons. Therefore small planes generally fly between 2000 and 10,000 feet.

What altitude Should you fly when operating in level cruising flight to the east at more than 3000 feet AGL?

According to FAR 91.159, if you’re more than 3,000 AGL, you need to be flying an odd-thousand MSL altitude +500 feet on a magnetic course of 0-179. And if you’re flying a magnetic course of 180-359, you should fly an even-thousand altitude +500 feet.

Do airplanes need special training to fly at high altitude?

But pilots flying nonpressurized airplanes at high altitude aren’t required to receive additional training beyond an instrument rating necessary for flight at 18,000 feet and above. You don’t even need to be taught to use a supplemental oxygen system before taking off and climbing as high as your airplane’s performance will allow.

What is the minimum altitude for commercial airliners to fly?

Over other than congested areas – An altitude of 500 feet above the surface except over open water or sparsely populated areas. In that case, the aircraft may not be operated closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.

What are the rules for low altitude training?

Visual Flight Rules — for low-altitude navigation and tactical training below 10,000 feet at airspeeds in excess of 250 knots under visual flight rules. The FAA and DOD have worked out rules for low-altitude, high-speed training to ensure the greatest safety for both military and general aviation.

Why do pilots say “east is odd west is even”?

Mark Vanhoenacker, British Airways pilot and author of Skyfaring, wrote that an airplane’s altitude is “vertical wayfinding in the ocean of air.” Aside from that beautiful turn of phrase, here’s how that works. “East is Odd, West is Even Odder” is a pilots mnemonic to remember what altitudes to fly at under visual and instrument flight rules.