arj1 wrote:
How did you get to FL250 in an uncertified?
my take is good aerodynamics and a strong engine.
IFR vs VFR regime, or as a matter of fact certified vs non-, doesn’t have an effect on aircraft performance, notwithstanding the general opinion of this respectable forum 
UdoR wrote:
Dan wrote: notwithstanding the general opinion of this respectable forumI don’t think arj1 was pointing to this, it’s just that max allowable VFR cruising level should be FL195.
SERA.5005 (d) (2). However exceptions exist.
Yes, that was the question. So you’ve raised an exception? Got it.
@arj1 wrote:
How did you get to FL250 in an uncertified? Or were you flying IFR?
Simple answer: I got a clearance
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 730/2006 of 11 May 2006 on airspace classification and access of flights operated under visual flight rules above flight level 195
Article 4 (Access of VFR flights above flight level 195):
In airspace above flight level 195 Member States may establish an airspace reservation, where practical, in which VFR flights may be allowed.
In airspace above flight level 195, up to and including flight level 285, VFR flights may also be authorised by the responsible air traffic services unit in accordance with the authorisation procedures established and published by Member States in the relevant aeronautical information publication.
Peter wrote:
This thread is about lowest OAT seen
This was todays Ogimet, has anyone seen the tropopause so low ?
