Thread: "10 Tanker Air Carrier" DC-10
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Old 18th December 2009, 12:39 PM
Mick B Mick B is offline
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From its logs on all its stops it travelled at FL280. Anyone know why it wouldn't cruise higher?
Most likely the aircraft isn't RVSM (reduced vertical separation minima) capable. RVSM airspace is from FL290-410.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced...aration_Minima
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