Originally Posted by
helonorth
All the good EMS pilots cruise low level at high speed at night!
Leaving the receiving hospital and transitioning out of the busiest Class B in America, one might do so. Otherwise 1500' AGL or better,,company minimum en route altitude.
One might also be much lower than 1500' AGL at 3 minutes from your destination, approximately the situation of the accident aircraft.
I never got to fly as a pax with other pilots, I don't know how they flew. I personally liked to fly as high as I could reasonably get with a strong engine to maximize speed and minimize fuel burn. Not saying that was what was happening with the accident pilot, but 3 minutes out is getting pretty close, within a reasonable transition period from cruise to pre-landing configuration. I know I would be trying to visually acquire landmarks at that stage.