IFR Minimum Vectoring Altitudes
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 11:59 am
Hi, working my way through the I rating program, yesterday was I-5. I fly my little C172 for all missions to simulate real life where I can. I entered the CRESO arrival at 11k, in the clouds at 12F. In real life, this would be a no-go due to icing risk. I asked center for a lower altitude, they initially offered me 10k, which appears to be the MEA from DAG to SARAS. I declined because I knew it would not get me out of the layer, so I'd proceed past SARAS and ask for lower. Crossing SARAS I asked for 7k, which is charted as the MEA for the remainder of the STAR into LAS. ATC said he couldn't give me 7, but dropped me to 9k, as that was his MVA. Any lower and I'd have to cancel IFR. 9 still had me in the clouds.
Simple question- I don't understand how ATC could ever have MVA's that are higher than MEA's that are charted on the plates? Is this a quirk of the sim environment, or something that I could experience in real life?
Thanks- I'm new to all of this Chuck
Simple question- I don't understand how ATC could ever have MVA's that are higher than MEA's that are charted on the plates? Is this a quirk of the sim environment, or something that I could experience in real life?
Thanks- I'm new to all of this Chuck