Practical AGL in everyday flying  

I agree with Slug.  If you are that paranoid, you are in the wrong business.   It is hard to generalize altitude.  I trust my machine and my training to work through emergencies.  I also don’t just have a perfect altitude in mind when depart...  Am I flying over steep mountains... offshore... sandbox, IFR or VFR.....   Each has its own complexities that should be used in determining an altitude to fly at...