Jacob Smith 1384525 Posted August 30, 2018 at 08:37 PM Posted August 30, 2018 at 08:37 PM Hi, so I'm planning a trip across the Atlantic in a small GA aircraft (yes it has the range) and it's ceiling is below the minimum NAT track altitude (FL300). If I'm flying at FL180 would I be free to fly any route across the Atlantic I like or would I still have to follow a NAT track? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Tyson Posted August 30, 2018 at 10:35 PM Posted August 30, 2018 at 10:35 PM Hi Jacob, I'd say that you'd be able to fly random routing. If the NAT track starts at Fl300 then you can't fly on it so I'd do random routing and stay quite close to Canada, Greenland and Iceland. If Gander or Shanwick is only though don't forget to check in with them still! Cam Tyson ATC Training Director VATSIM Network Supervisor [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Smith 1384525 Posted August 31, 2018 at 07:05 AM Author Posted August 31, 2018 at 07:05 AM Hi Cam, I wouldn't be able to stay close to Greenland or Iceland as the aircraft technically doesn't have the range to get to Ireland, but staying in the slipstream would allow me to make it. I'm not exactly going for realism here by staying near Iceland or Greenland in-case of an engine out. Thanks for the reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bresnick Posted August 31, 2018 at 03:54 PM Posted August 31, 2018 at 03:54 PM (edited) . Edited October 7, 2021 at 03:54 AM by Alex Bresnick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Smith 1384525 Posted September 2, 2018 at 02:12 PM Author Posted September 2, 2018 at 02:12 PM Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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