Originally Posted by Pace
On the question of what appears high I think it's what you are used to ?
Not long after getting my PPL I was flying with a fellow newbie when I suggested we climb to 10,000ft as we'd never previously been above about 3,000 during training.
Passing 5,000 my companion felt uncomfortable, nothing physical, just not what he was used to so we stopped the climb for a bit until he adjusted then went on up to 10,000, but he really couldn't wait to get down to the lower thousands he was used to.
I quite liked it and will go up there when the mood or the conditions take me. In the Highlands of Scotland it's often the most comfortable place to be provided the cloud base and cover allows.