Flight above 60,000 ft

On Jul 28, 1:20 pm, "Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com wrote:
"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message

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.

I just got my SR71 up and running so stay the hell out of my way.


You are such a fool. There is no civilian supersonic flight over the
US, even above 60,000 feet. Your SR-71 is kinda overkill, and you
must be having trouble landing at some of the smaller grass strips. A
U-2 is the way to go. You can land almost anywhere and still get way
up where the sky turns black.

Besides, our type club is much better than your type club. :-)

In a previous article, Charles Talleyrand said:
On Jul 28, 1:20 pm, "Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com wrote:
I just got my SR71 up and running so stay the hell out of my way.

You are such a fool. There is no civilian supersonic flight over the
US, even above 60,000 feet. Your SR-71 is kinda overkill, and you

That's ok, because I just got my JP-7 KC-767 up and running, so Darkwing
can go play out over the ocean.


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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
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|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
|

On Jul 28, 7:52 pm, Charles Talleyrand wrote:
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?

File with Nasa. No-one else is able to get up to you :-)