To designate RVSM compliancy in the aircraft model:
Click Edit > Default Aircraft.
In the Aircraft Manager dialog box, select the aircraft and click Edit.
In the Basic Info tab, click the View/Edit button next to the equipment option.
In the Aircraft Equipment dialog box, select one of the following options:
In the FAA tab, select the RVSM check box in any of the accepted code combinations.
In the ICAO tab, select the W (RVSM) check box.
Click OK to save your edited fields, or click Cancel to revert to the original data.
Block 3 of the FAA Flight Plan (Aircraft Type/Special Equipment) or block 10 (Equipment) of the ICAO flight plan shows the appropriate RVSM suffix.
SUFFIX TABLE FOR FAA FLIGHT PLANS
/W |
RVSM capability only. |
/J |
Flight Management System (FMS) with DME/DME and IRU position updating with RVSM capability. |
/K |
Flight Management System (FMS) with DME/DME position updating with RVSM capability. |
/L |
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), including GPS or WAAS, with enroute and terminal capability with RVSM capability. |
/Q |
Required Navigational Performance with RVSM capability. The aircraft meets the RNP type prescribed for the route segment(s), route(s), and/or area concerned. |
| CAUTION | If you want to use this aircraft for future RoutePacks, ensure that it set it as your default aircraft (see Aircraft Selection). Change the aircraft model with established RoutePacks by right-clicking on the RoutePack in the RoutePack List and clicking Properties (see Modifying and Adding an Aircraft Model in the RoutePack). |
When an aircraft model is equipped with RVSM, six additional flight levels are available between FL290 and FL410. FliteStar only shows the flight levels available for the direction of flight. IFR Cruising altitudes above FL180 normally follows the standard of a route flying 0 to 179 degrees at odd altitudes, and a route flying 180 to 359 degrees at even altitudes.
Eastbound RVSM altitudes: FL290,310,330,350,370,390,410
Westbound RVSM altitudes: FL300,320,340,360,380,400
The additional flight levels are available in the RoutePack Wizard of the General Routing Information dialog box when creating your route. The image below shows the difference in cruise altitude options between having RVSM and not having RVSM in the same aircraft flying the same route.
