Learn to read the blue Maximum Elevation Figure on sectional charts and use it to pick a safe, legal VFR cruise altitude.
PatternLearn how to read the Maximum Elevation Figure on a sectional chart and turn it into a safe VFR cruising altitude.
PatternFAR 91.159 sets VFR cruising altitudes by direction so opposing traffic never shares the same altitude - here's how to use it.
PatternFAR 91.159's hemispheric rule assigns VFR cruise altitudes by direction so opposing traffic never shares an altitude - here's how it works.
PatternLearn to read the sectional's Maximum Elevation Figure, apply FAR 91.159, and pick checkpoints you can actually spot from the air.
PatternFAR 91.159 requires VFR pilots flying more than 3,000 feet above the surface to cruise at odd thousands plus 500 feet eastbound, even thousands plus 500 feet westbound.
PatternRadio 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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