China Airspace Flight levels

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6 ай бұрын

Hello everyone and how do you do?
My last clip of my daily story brought up the question from some of you as to why we were flying at an odd flight level in Chinese airspace. This is a quick explanation of the reason. I might add that in ICAO, the flight levels are designated in Metres and was agreed by all countries. For ease of operation(as the majority of countries were already using altimeters calibrated in feet), it was easier to continue using feet. China and Russia for that matter at the time immediately changed to the agreed medium of Metres. (Russia has mostly converted), but China levels are in metres and we have to make a conversion to set the correct level. The video I’m sure is clear enough. Hope it makes sense- ‘Chi Di Gin! - Later!✈️✈️✈️✈️

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@hassebarrefors1612 6 ай бұрын

I always enjoy these clips you publish and have the way you describe things, even after spending 30 years in aviation myself - unfortunately only a few years as a pilot I saw the interview with Aerotime and was pleasantly surprised to hear of your time in Zambia. My father was, as far as I know, the first meteorology instructor at Z.A.S.T.I when it started in 1971, and i went to Lusak Boys School in ‘71 and ‘72, and to Kabulonga Boys School from ‘73 to ‘75.

@jorgygorog6482 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Captain! Another wonderful tidbit I learned from you😃

@pilot_obet7815 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Sir

@jorgygorog6482 3 ай бұрын

@@pilot_obet7815 I’m a girl! Not a sir😂😂😂 You’re the best wonderful Captain!

@pilot_obet7815 3 ай бұрын

Oh! So sorry M’aam/ Madam/Ms :)

@jaydenchc 6 ай бұрын

That's interesting, thanks for sharing, capt.

@usarmy3111 6 ай бұрын

I love this channel! Very good information channel.

@pilot_obet7815 6 ай бұрын

My pleasure- thank you

@B747-4OO 6 ай бұрын

Nice to see you again on YT! 😎

@LMays-cu2hp 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your frying.😊😊

@LMays-cu2hp 3 ай бұрын

Sorry!! Thank you for sharing your "flying"!!!! ☺

@eaglethedigger 6 ай бұрын

Wow, didn't know that. Thank you!❤️

@djv100 6 ай бұрын

nice, I appreciate these

@AlokShankarV 6 ай бұрын

Nice Sir, Thank You!

@PassportBrosBusinessClass 6 ай бұрын

Thank You Sir!

@markcardwell 6 ай бұрын

Thx Cap

@annapaolagrandini1052 6 ай бұрын

Really interesting, I think only pro pilots (like you) know this...Later!

@ImperrfectStranger 6 ай бұрын

What about the engineers who design modern aircraft and the engineers who work on them?

@MrEurocup 6 ай бұрын

Is the 747-400 allowed to fly eastbound at FL449 / 13700m ? I ask because westbound it is FL430 / 13100m and the seperation then would be less than 2000ft outside RVSM. I know it can fly high up to FL450.

@Maersky-747 6 ай бұрын

Obet, that's interesting to know. I wonder if the difference between Meters and Feet is widely known throughout the aviation world, in particular when in China airspace. I say that because I thought no matter where you are in the world, the rules of aviation are worldwide-standard. Trust someone else to be different.

@thomism1016 6 ай бұрын

I think it’s about time the whole world adopts metric flight levels 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

@Afrocanuk 6 ай бұрын

The whole world should really adopt the metric system.

@thomism1016 6 ай бұрын

@@Afrocanuk Precisely! It’s probably the US holding the entire aviation world back 😂😂😂😂

@klamin_original 6 ай бұрын

Actually in aviation I would disagree. Feet have been established almost all around the world for flight levels and also separation rules go by hundreds in feet not by 30m or such.

@abduljabar8445 6 ай бұрын

Big no. Aviation is imperial system forever!