What levels to fly IFR in Class G if Transition is 18,000'?
I've been reading the FAQs for the proposed change to the UK transition level from the present mish-mash to 18,000'. At present there is a convention of flying at odd Flight levels flying East and even FL flying West, so I fly FL50 going 'up-country' and FL60 coming home, for instance. Simple. ATC seem to accept that I'm IFR without too much parlay if I ask for a Traffic Service. I can fly IMC but not a condition of being IFR, of course.
Now, I can't find any suggestion that we should adopt flying at, say, 5,000' Eastbound etc. What happens elsewhere in the World that already has a transition altitude of 18,000'?
I REALLY like the accompanying proposal that we scrap Regional Pressure Settings. Yesterday it was lower than our aerodrome QFE and we're on top of a cliff! I've read through how the new Area Pressure Setting would work and it seems really good to me.
TOO