Originally Posted by Leddddie
The US transition altitude/level is 18,000/FL180 with no transition layer.
So QNH 1000, 18,000 would be above FL180, would it not?
Yank ATC: "Traffic is Leddie 456 at 18,000ft!"
Bloggs 123, cruising at FL180: "Is he above me or below me?? I'm using See and Avoid but I don't know which way to look, up or down!!"
(I hope I've got that right...
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If US standards are so low, how come they regularly produce the best air safety outcome statistics??
Plenty of jets pranged there, none here...