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Old 1st Sep 2004, 08:27
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Ready2Fly
 
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OGE hover ceiling vs. service ceiling

Can somebody of you briefly explain, why there usually is a big difference between the OGE hover ceiling and service ceiling?

I read about the Bell Jet Ranger (250-C20J) that is has a service ceiling of 13500ft whereas the hover ceiling OGE is at roughly 5000ft. Does this mean when flying at 13000ft you are not able to enter a hover but that you have to descent to or below the hover ceiling OGE first and if so, why?

Or do i miss something completely? I apologize in advance for such a silly question but i did not find an explanation yet.

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Marcus
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