Originally Posted by
upfront777
Tuesday I flew BOS to CLT (AA 1453) at close to the peak of the big storm that day- at FL 50' we did a go around (Altitude and big bumps confirmed by the Capt while disembarking).
Originally Posted by
Herb687
FL 50 is (can be) an actual thing. And flying BOS-CLT you certainly did not initiate a go around at FL 50. In fact, you were never at FL 50 at all. You see, in the USA, there is no such thing as FL 50.
To finish the explanation, FL 50 means 50,000 feet. Commercial air traffic doesn't fly that high. But yesterday, I did see a RQ-4 Global Hawk drone flying at FL50 over the Ionian Sea on FlightRadar24, so there is stuff that goes that high!
