What airspace is RVSM?

RVSM is applied in that airspace from FL290 through FL410 over the domestic United States, Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico where the FAA provides air traffic services, the San Juan FIR, across international borders with Canada and Mexico, and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceanic airspace controlled by the FAA.

What altitude is RVSM airspace?

1,000 feet
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) Airspace. Within RVSM airspace, air traffic control (ATC) separates aircraft by a minimum of 1,000 feet vertically between flight level (FL) 290 and FL 410 inclusive.

What is required for RVSM airspace?

The required equipment to operate in RVSM airspace includes: 2 Independent Altitude Measuring Systems. A secondary surveillance radar (SSR) Altitude Reporting Transponder. An Altitude Alert System.

Can you hand fly in RVSM airspace?

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may operate a civil aircraft in airspace designated as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) airspace unless: The operator and the operator’s aircraft comply with the minimum standards of appendix G of this part; and.

What is RVSM and Cvsm?

There are two kinds of vertical separation these days: CVSM (Conventional Vertical Separation Minima) and RVSM (Reduced Vertical Separation Minima) and in both case, the semi-circular rule applies: When following a 000-to-179° track, an aircraft should fly at an odd level or altitude.

What level does RVSM start?

Requirement. The FAA implemented RVSM between flight level (FL) 290-410 (inclusive) in the following airspace: the airspace of the lower 48 states of the United States, Alaska, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico High Offshore Airspace and the San Juan FIR.

What is Cvsm airspace?

Between what altitudes does RVSM require 1000 separation?

Reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) is the reduction, from 2,000 feet to 1,000 feet, of the standard vertical separation required between aircraft flying between flight level 290 (29,000 ft) and flight level 410 (41,000 ft).

Is TCAS mandatory for RVSM?

Operation in RVSM airspace (excluding Europe) does not include a TCAS requirement.

Where does RVSM airspace begin?

Is VFR allowed in RVSM airspace?

Maximal altitude or flight level VFR flights above FL 290 are forbidden in RVSM airspace. The maximum VFR flight level is ICAO defined.

What does FL290 mean?

Flight levels are usually designated in writing as FLxxx, where xxx is a two- or three-digit number indicating the pressure altitude in units of 100 feet (30 m). In radio communications, FL290 would be pronounced as “flight level two nine(r) zero.”