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I was flying IFR from KHIO in Oregon to KMAN in Idaho and trying to avoid IMC. I saw that my ARTCC route showed a GPS altitude 2,000 feet lower than my current altitude, which would keep us below the IMC looming ahead.

Me: “Seattle Center, 28M, can I get lower?

Seattle Center: 28M, negative, I need to keep you here for terrain.”

Me: Roger that, I am WAAS-enabled.

I threw that last line out just in case he wasn’t aware that I could accept a lower altitude with my GPS.

Seattle Center: 28M, the equipment on your aircraft does not change the height of the mountains.


Dustin Woodhouse

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