Absolute Altitude Pilot True Altitude 
Thrust Flight
DECEMBER 4, 2024
The earthbound among us have a very black-and-white view of altitude. Well, pilots know there’s a lot more to that story! There’s true altitude, indicated altitude, and absolute altitude! It’s just how high the airplane is flying, right?
Flight Training Central
APRIL 8, 2024
The pitot-static system is the source of valuable flight information for the pilot. Altimeter setting is the value to which the barometric pressure scale of the altimeter is set so the altimeter indicates absolute altitude at field elevation. calibrated altitude at field elevation. true altitude at field elevation.
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