Not the highest, I'm sure, but memorable for me.
57,000 in Hunter F2 over Martlesham Heath. Knife edge stuff with no noticeable damping.
37,000 in Meteor 7 between Teheran and Sharjah (unpessurised) but force of circumstances... Landed with 40/40 in a sandstorm Oddly don't remember any bends but did experience them some years later at lower altitudes when older and heavier.
22,000 in Olympia glider in CuB on oxygen over Lincolnshire. Effing cold and full of ice that stayed for the 20 mins it took to get back to ground level.
Onlly 14,000 in Huey over the Rockies but the lack of damping and narrowing flight envelope made the whole experience very eerie and concentrated the mind.
My max in a Chippie was only 14,000 but 18,000 was on the cards. It was the Service Ceiling, I recall.
Lovely memories from a log book with so many entries just saying the same old things.
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