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ROAD RECONNAISSANCE (RC)

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Military activity requiring navigation along roads, railroads, and rivers. Reconnaissance route/route segments are seldom along a straight line and normally require a lateral route width of 10 NM to 30 NM and an altitude range of 500 feet to 10,000 feet AGL.

Source FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary · checked 2026-08-25

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