Flight Planning problems with charts RVSM or not?
The following question:
Route manual E(HI)4 CAA edition. An aircraft has to fly from Abbeville to Biggin. What is the first FL above FL295 that can be flown on an IFR flightplan?
Now the problem is that I have heard 2 different answers. (in the semi circular it is NW track)
Using the Jeppesen Manual, and the actual map itself, it should be FL310, because no RVSM is implied on the chart. However looking at Bristol QB, they have the answer FL300, where it says assume RVSM, unless otherwise specified.
I thought flight planning was to use the actual charts at hand, to make the correct decision, as all the charts are anyway outdated, and if one was to assume different other changes the whole object of the subject would be useless.
Anyone had any experience with this problem?