Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
And whaddaya know, she didn't fall out of the sky...contrary to (apparent) popular belief...
No, but the CRJ-200 feels like it's going fall out of the sky above about FL290. As far as the QHN at 1013, this is standard the world over and it is one of the few areas where I personally believe the US has a superior system. A change of 1 Hectopascal, say 1013 to 1014 is equal to 27 feet. A change of .01 on the inch scale is equal to 10 feet. More precise in the US.
As far as being high, check around. I've seen similar displays of Cessna Citation Xs at FL510.
And another thing.... I have talked to many folks who were at FL410 in the -200 before the FL370 restriction went into place and most of them said it was a bad idea. The margins are very tight there on the -200 and even the brave ones said the airplane just didn't belong up there. My personal record is FL390 before the restriction went into place and the check airman I was flying with (on a ferry flight) said, "Now you've seen it, don't do it again". We stayed on profile the whole time.