Setting cruise altitude for VFR flight

[NickH792 0]

In VFR flightplans, I cannot set the cruise altitude to 3000 or 3500 feet. I can set it to altitudes 2500 and below, but if I set it to 3000 or 3500 feet, it defaults to 4500 feet. Similarly if I set it to 5000 feet, it defaults to 6500. (In IFR flight, 3000 feet defaults to 4000!)

Is there any way round this?

Nick

 

 

 

 

[Dave-Pilot2ATC 875]

Sounds like you're going westbound, so it's forcing an even altitude plus 500 for anything above 3000 ft AGL.  Below 3000 feet AGL, you can fly at pretty much any altitude.  You can check the "Ignore Bearing Based Altitudes" option to avoid this rule.

If you have the "Calculate Safe Enroute Altitudes" option checked, the program will add the "Minimum Enroute AGL" altitude to the highest elevation on the flight path to give you a minimum altitude.

Dave

[NickH792 0]

Thanks for that Dave - in point of fact the limitation exists with no flight plan loaded - but I will try checking the 'Ignore Bearing Based Altitudes'. 

Nick

[Dave-Pilot2ATC 875]

With no flight plan, the program defaults to a VFR Flight Plan and enforces the Bearing Based Altitudes + 500 rule.

Dave