Jeppesen High & Low Altitude enroute charts
01-21-2018, 01:02 PM
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Jeppesen High & Low Altitude enroute charts
Hello. I just have a quick question for you commercial pilots out there: What is the difference between High & Low Altitude enroute Jeppesen charts? Is the Low altitude ones for GA aircraft and High altitude for commercial aircraft? Thanks guys.
01-21-2018, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Twin Wasp
Would it be too simple to say high altitude charts for aircraft operating at high altitudes and low altitude charts are for aircraft operating at low altitudes?
01-21-2018, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by joshuatrees
Makes sense I guess. Kinda confused about when I'd need either the high/low ones. Pardon my ignorance. I'm assuming you use the low altitude charts until you reach a certain high altitude, then you'd take out the low altitude charts vise versa?
01-21-2018, 01:44 PM
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In jets, I pretty much used the High charts all the time; SID get you close enough to the high structure and the STAR starts in the high structure. Not often do we fly in the low structure long enough to use the low charts. Mostly the high charts are for the myriad of “ball notes “ associated with FIR boundaries.
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01-21-2018, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by joshuatrees
Kinda confused about when I'd need either the high/low ones.
Below FL180 (depending on transition level/altimeter setting), you fly "Victor" routes/airways (i.e., V483) and would therefore use the low enroute charts. At or above FL180 (based on transition altitude/altimeter settings) you would be flying "Jet" routes (i.e., J55) and therefore would use the high enroute charts.
Simple enough?
01-21-2018, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by joshuatrees
Hello. I just have a quick question for you commercial pilots out there: What is the difference between High & Low Altitude enroute Jeppesen charts? Is the Low altitude ones for GA aircraft and High altitude for commercial aircraft? Thanks guys.
01-22-2018, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by FL370esq
FL180/18,000' is your basic cutoff.
Below FL180 (depending on transition level/altimeter setting), you fly "Victor" routes/airways (i.e., V483) and would therefore use the low enroute charts. At or above FL180 (based on transition altitude/altimeter settings) you would be flying "Jet" routes (i.e., J55) and therefore would use the high enroute charts.
Simple enough?
Below FL180 (depending on transition level/altimeter setting), you fly "Victor" routes/airways (i.e., V483) and would therefore use the low enroute charts. At or above FL180 (based on transition altitude/altimeter settings) you would be flying "Jet" routes (i.e., J55) and therefore would use the high enroute charts.
Simple enough?
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