On 11/4/03 9:41 AM, in article ,
"Pechs1" wrote:

Doug- Pechs, I think you've hit the nail on the head. Now that you mention
it, I
do remember flying low-levels with the Tomcat guys and having the SOP
difference come up. I'm pretty sure that's what it was--a community
differences issue. BRBR

Think so too, and remember I was in Turkeys when they were A-A only..But my
SOP
in VF-126 was 500 ft AGL as well...altho I have looked up at the tops of
cactus
around the Yuma A-A range...
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

Pechs,

I thumbed through 3710 today just to refresh my own knowledge. In my quick
perusal of the flight rules section, I could find no references to an
absolute minimum altitude for flying Navy aircraft.

There are some "refer to FAR part 91" words, and a discussion in the MTR
section about staying within the route structure both vertically and
laterally (typically no lower than 01 AGL on even the sportiest routes), but
no specific reference to an absolute MINALT.

BUT... In the ACM training rules section there is mention that pilots not
being LATT qual'ed must stay above 500' AGL and pilots with formal LATT
training must be above 200' AGL.

I believe that TYPE WING and squadron SOP's set the hard minimums.

--Woody