Where do you go—high or low— when picking an altitude for flight? The right altitude may seem obvious at first glance. But you may gather information and find yourself torn between factors that tell you to go high and others that say to fly lower. Which imperatives will prevail today? How we are taught to resolve that issue helps determine whether we evolve into high fliers or low riders. Some general statements apply. If you've been flying for a few years but have not yet upgraded either your aircraft or your on-board equipment, I'd guess that you're flying lower over the same routes than you did at the beginning of your piloting days.
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