***Link*** :: [91.159 VFR cruising altitude or flight level](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-91.159) ***Description*** :: `= this.link` ***Author*** :: [[FAA]] #### Key Quotes * each person operating an aircraft under VFR in level cruising flight more than 3,000 feet above the surface shall maintain the appropriate altitude or flight level prescribed below * On a [[magnetic course]] of zero degrees through 179 degrees, any odd thousand foot MSL altitude + 500 feet (such as 3,500, 5,500, or 7,500); or * On a [[magnetic course]] of 180 degrees through 359 degrees, any even thousand foot MSL altitude + 500 feet (such as 4,500, 6,500, or 8,500). #source #far