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     09-23-2008, 01:18 AM
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Default Re: VFR Altitudes

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Originally Posted by Centerpuke View Post
On the airway, it would be an MEA that that is used which ensures signal coverage and obstruction clearance.
Excellent response. Your spot on.

Just a quick add on though. Center MIA charts are not the real MIA. An MIA is 1000 AGL in non-mountainous areas and 2000 AGL in mountainous areas within 4 miles laterally. Center MIA charts are a very rough safe estimate of the real MIA. For example, you may have a few high mountains in a certain area that derives the MIA box on the center chart that sits above the sector. In reality if a pilot really wanted to use his sectional he could be below the center derived MIA and be 100% legal. This is because there would be an insane amount of MIA boxes and become pretty cumbersome when you pull up your MIA map on your radar.
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