IS FLIGHT LEVEL RULE TOO RIGID?
Regarding the midair collision over the Amazon jungle on Sept. 29 (AW&ST Oct. 9, p. 44), if both aircraft had been flying on a westerly or easterly heading (though this was not actually the case), the even/odd flight level rule would still have allowed them to fly at the same altitude with a heading...
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