Flight above 60,000 ft

"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


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

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DW

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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