XC below 3,000 AGL

[Skyhunter]

I also used to just put "low level." Back when FSS stations were still at a lot of airports in Canada and you filed with the FSS operator on duty there in person, once put low leve/M 0.95 on a flight plan from Saskatoon to Cold Lake. He tried to tell me I couldn't do that. After a little "polite" discussion it was filed as I requested.

[Cessna 180]

Just Curious for these low level XC if you did file a flt plan, would you a give them an alt = 1000 agl and would they give you shit for using such a low altitude?

i never filed flight plans (company flight following), but you can just put "VFR" in the altitude block. when talking to control towers/fss, i would start my radio call as cessna 172 Gxxx, low level pipeline inspection.

[Zangolas]

Its also getting to that time of year when all the spray planes start flying at low levels in the prairies.