Originally Posted by
Adanac
Guys...
Obviously this isn't that big of a deal but it does make for a fun discussion. For those of you getting frustrated that the conversation is taking place because the answer is so easy...chill. If it were that easy there wouldn't be so many differing opinions on it.
And I ask not because it's what I think about all day, but because it has come up multiple times and I enjoy finding answers to questions I'm not 100% on.
I appreciate those who have taken time and brain power to discuss the topic however.
Several have answered this properly so far. You stated in your original post that it is your "company policy" to fly 1500 agl. Company policy usually means your op specs and those are all FAA approved. You should never be faulted for following your company procedures!
Many will argue, but I feel this its the right answer. If you go to an interview with a major carrier and they ask you a TMAAT question about regs or policy, and you state "our company policy says to fly this altitude, but I heard from several others to fly something different so I did, disregarding my company policy". You will not get the job...