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title: "UAM.OP.VCA.270 Minimum flight altitudes — Part-IAM · Avioverse"
description: "The PIC shall not fly below specified minimum flight altitudes except:"
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# UAM.OP.VCA.270 Minimum flight altitudes

ANNEX IX (Part-IAM) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## UAM.OP.VCA.270 Minimum flight altitudes

The PIC shall not fly below specified minimum flight altitudes except:

(a) when it is necessary for taking off or landing; or

(b) when descending in accordance with procedures approved by the competent authority.

IR · UAM.OP.VCA.270 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART B — OPERATING PROCEDURES](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-b)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.