Heavies

[Mr.midnight 4]

Hell folks i have a question concearning how high heavys should go.  Not on long distance but short distant.

 

For instance a 757 is in kord and is needed in kind( indianapolis) just a 176 miles apart.  How high will those heavies go for short distances, will they go all the way up to 360, or is there a low altitude height.

 

Thx....................RobertC

[fs4fun 366]

Some real-world examples: http://flightaware.com/analysis/route.rvt?origin=kord&destination=kind

 

From the list I see a B752 flight: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL8841/history/20170116/0750Z/KORD/KIND

[Mr.midnight 4]

Thx For the reply.  Yes sir i see that they do go low. Who would determine that ATC, or is that the norm for low heights.

 

So if im plannig a trip to kind from kord , and i decide to go at say 170, will ATC allow that or will they give me a height for that area.

 

It makes since not to go so high , when flying short distances.  I also see where some flights are just 13000ft.  who makes that Call, Pilot or ATC.

 

Thx again.   RobertC

[Guevorkyan 69]

It depends on the weights, really. Such a short flight will seldom go over FL300, if ever.

[G550flyer 1,010]

All based on efficiency. When I flew heavies, we would select the highest we could get for burn, but have a little cruise time to setup and brief arrivals/approaches