Cruising Altitudes
Hi:
Having problems selecting cruising altitues for VFR XCs. I understand the Hemispheric rules; TC +/- the E/W variation will give either even thousands plus 500 for 180-359 or odd thousands for 360-179, but that's for altitudes above 3000 agl. Am I right so far?
Would I find the highest elevation along my route of flight, add 3k to that to find the lowest altitude for cruise with using hemispheric rule; then figure the even or odd altitude above that and add 500 feet?
For example, if the highest elevation along my flight was 200 feet, the lowest altitude would be 3200 feet for hemispheric rule? Then if I was on a MC of 172 I should cruise at 3700'? Or would it be 3500'
-jsf
ps, are there any checklists for xc planning? I always feel like I'm missing something