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101 - ATPL Question Bank in English - An IFR flight cruises outside controlled airspace above 3 000 ft AMSL over terrain that is neither high nor mountainous. No State-established minimum flight altitude, take-off/landing exception or other competent-authority exception applies. Which requirements govern selection of the lowest usable cruising level?

Question 101 - Air Law - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

A fixed margin of 500 ft above 3 000 ft AMSL, irrespective of obstacles

FL30, irrespective of terrain elevation and pressure

A fixed height of 1 000 ft above the terrain directly below, disregarding nearby obstacles and magnetic track

At least 1 000 ft above the highest obstacle within 8 km of the estimated position, at a track-appropriate IFR cruising level from Appendix 3

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