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Cruising Altitudes Below 3,000 Feet
The majority of light plane flying in Hawaii takes place at altitudes
of 3000 feet and below. Federal aviation regulations do not designate
cruising altitudes for planes flying this low, so instead the pilots of
Hawaii have agreed upon their own rule to govern Cruising altitudes at
or below 3000 feet MSL. The rule is as follows:
Westbound flights— 1000, 2000, or 3000 feet MSL
Eastbound flights— 500, 1500, or 2500 feet MSL
This cruising rule is observed by virtually all light planes flying in
Hawaii (Fig. 3-2). There is an easy way to remember the cruising altitude
rule. The lowest VFR cruising altitude by the FAA's rules is 3500 feet
for eastbound flights. Work backwards in 500 foot increments from this
altitude while alternating direction of flight and you'll have Hawaii's
rule (3000 feet westbound, 2500 feet eastbound, 2000 feet westbound, etc.).
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