magnetic course

Traffic Pattern Oct 17, 2026

FAR Ninety-One Point One Fifty-Nine, the Altitude Rule That Puts VFR Traffic Between the IFR Layers, and the Magnetic Course Confusion That Catches Students Every Time

FAR 91.159 governs VFR cruising altitudes above 3,000 AGL - eastbound flies odd thousands plus 500, westbound flies even thousands plus 500, always based on magnetic course.

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Traffic Pattern Jun 18, 2026

VFR cruising altitudes and the hemispheric rule, east is odd, west is even, the half-circle that keeps you from meeting traffic head-on

Radio Hangar explores VFR cruising altitudes and the hemispheric rule, east is odd, west is even, the half-circle that keeps you from meeting traffic head-on.

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