Fl470
08-15-2020, 10:01 AM
#11
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can’t imagine having to wear an O2 mask nearly all day, but regs are regs.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...430Z/KASE/KIND
FL250??? Single-pack maybe??
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...430Z/KASE/KIND
FL250??? Single-pack maybe??
08-15-2020, 01:21 PM
#12
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Originally Posted by MysteriousMrX
can’t imagine having to wear an O2 mask nearly all day, but regs are regs.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...430Z/KASE/KIND
FL250??? Single-pack maybe??
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...430Z/KASE/KIND
FL250??? Single-pack maybe??
08-25-2020, 05:58 PM
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https://flightaware.com/live/flight/XOJ757
these dudes/dudettes got up to FL495!!! Is 510 ever possible or is that just theoretical?
these dudes/dudettes got up to FL495!!! Is 510 ever possible or is that just theoretical?
08-26-2020, 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by MysteriousMrX
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/XOJ757
these dudes/dudettes got up to FL495!!! Is 510 ever possible or is that just theoretical?
these dudes/dudettes got up to FL495!!! Is 510 ever possible or is that just theoretical?
08-27-2020, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by EMAW
51000 is the all engines service ceiling. Nothing that’s in the manuals is theoretical however, the conditions must be right. And anything over 43 ish may require a step climb.
08-27-2020, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by MysteriousMrX
cool.. I fly the CRJ which can reach FL410.. but I’ve only been there a handful of times, almost always repo flights.. how common is FL510? Seems that one I mentioned reached 495 but couldn’t quite coax it any higher lol.
08-29-2020, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by MysteriousMrX
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/XOJ757
these dudes/dudettes got up to FL495!!! Is 510 ever possible or is that just theoretical?
these dudes/dudettes got up to FL495!!! Is 510 ever possible or is that just theoretical?
Ive seen 49,750ft before center made us come down. With a test platform aircraft with no interior, low on fuel and brand new engines....who knows what these aircraft can achieve.
Getting to FL510 is kind of weak when you know many test pilots before have made 100K plus.
I salute them.
08-30-2020, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by firefighterplt
How does the jet handle up there? Highest I’ve ever been was 53k in a gray jet and with the high wing loading it HATED it. If you cracked the wings even slightly, you’d pick up a four digit negative VSI.
