Subchapter 10.6 – Procedure Word Review and Summary

Altitude Reporting Demonstrated

Throughout the flight, altitudes were reported in various formats depending on context:
Flight Levels (above transition altitude):
  • "Climb to flight level zero-eight-zero" FL 080)
  • "Climb to flight level one-one-zero" (FL 110)
  • "Report leaving flight level zero-nine-zero" (FL 090)
  • "Level flight level one-one-zero" (at FL 110)
Feet (below transition altitude):
  • "Descend to three-thousand feet" (3,000 ft)
  • "Descend to two-thousand five-hundred feet" (2,500 ft)
Transition altitude rule:
  • Above transition altitude (TA 1,500 ft), use flight levels and QNH (pressure altitude)
  • Below transition altitude, use feet and QNH (or QFE if published)
  • At transition altitude, both formats are valid