You file a composite flight plan, departure IFR to a fix at
FL600, then VFR and then a fix to a point back at FL600 with
an estimated time, route to your landing. Be sure to have
plenty of fuel for the IFR.

I understand Burt Rutan is working on some homebuilt plans
for a 2 seat jet powered version of the LongEze with really
big wings. Be sure to check NASA launch schedule.


"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message
oups.com...
|I just picked up a used U-2. It's quite a hoot to fly, but
I'm having
| some trouble. Maybe you can help me out.
|
| 1) When I go cruising above 60,000 ft I cancel my IFR
clearance. Then
| I buzz around a bit. But how do I come back down legally?
Obviously
| I need an IFR clearance to decend back down to FL 590, but
Center does
| not have to grant my request for a sudden IFR clearance. I
have
| limited fuel. What should I do?
|
|
| 2) While I'm up above FL 600, I'm self-seperating from the
other
| traffic. But my friend also has a U-2 and we sometimes
frequent the
| same airspace. It's nearly impossible to see another
plane with a
| closure rate of 1,200 mph, and U-2s don't have TCAS. Can
I request
| flight following at these altitudes, just for the help
with
| separation?
|
| 3) I was right at 59,999 feet and requested a climb of two
feet. The
| controller denied my request! Can he do that? It really
wastes fuel
| to fly around so low!
|
| -Much Thanks
| -Charles Talleyrand, U2 pilot
|