RVSM = More congestion @ FL270 and FL280?

[Capthuff]

Unfortunately our 2 LR31s havent got the paperwork yet so we are kinda stuck. What I have experienced is
North - South on the east coast is a problem to climb through it due to congestion.
East - West hasn't been much of a problem. We can climb straight to 430/450 and I have yet to be denied, however, I have had some delays/vectors for climb. Overall not bad though.

East bound it depends on your destination. As one poster mentioned, if one center (washington) wont accept you then sometimes other centers will have to bring you down early, or not let you up at all.

My boss tells me 2 weeks... I cant wait.
All our other planes are done. for some reason these 2 aren't.

Cappy

 

[Gearmunky]

Compliance is a virtue

At least your patient enough to wait. I met a friend of mine for dinner yesterday, and the night before he was talking to a Lear pilot, who said "I don't know what the big deal is with this RVSM stuff, I just came here at FL320 and we're not RVSM'd"

He about crapped a brick when he was informed that the ATC people have a list of all the tail#'s that are RVSM certified and it might not be a good idea to do it again.