Originally Posted by
Waldo11
Pretty sure no blocks are RVSM (I'm in the block 30's and we def aren't) capable. But you can still request and most times get approved up into the RVSM flight levels. But like the previous poster, maybe TM has better intel then I do...
The Super Hornets were recently certified I heard, but the Legacies weren't and probably never will be - so I didn't think that any F-16s would be either.
Yes - I knew you could request it, and be granted permission, which is why I said "fairly uncommon". I decided to not bet on it and just flight plan in at FL 270/280. The juice wasn't always worth the squeeze to get into the mid-to high 30s and then possibly be brought right back down again.
This would be interesting to hear more details of the incident.
USMCFLYR