FlyBieWire
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3BCat said:The advent of small jets into the national airspace system has shifted commuter traffic from the upper teens to the upper twenties and higher flight levels. It pays to have more altitudes that are usable because more aircraft are in use. Transatlantic/International traffic is also up, so RVSM makes good sense for these operations, too.
some_dude said:Why is it necessary? So Boeing and Airbus will sell more new airplanes, and so a bunch of avionics manufacturers and shops will make money!
My question is: Why is this true.srjorion said:The higher you go, the less accurate barometric altimeters are. That's why there used to be a 2,000' split above FL290.
2000flyer said:RVSM has nothing to do with who sells what. Its a capacity issue. Allowing reduced separation both vertically and horizontally means more aircraft in a given piece of airspace, plain and simple.