Northstar VFR

JULY 28, 2023

Before discussing the different types of altitude, let's discuss the one common thing every pilot uses in reference to altitude: The altimeter. An altimeter is standard in every aircraft, and its sole job is to inform the pilot of how high in the sky they are. What is standard weather? If you set 29.92 It’s really that simple.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

For a dual flight, the minimum altitude is 1,500ft AGL (above ground level). If practicing these maneuvers solo, raise the minimum altitude to 2,000ft AGL. Glance at your altimeter. It’s an amazing feeling to hit your target altitude without having glanced at the altimeter. The bank angle should be about 15°.

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Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

I immediately leveled off at around 650’ AGL, and began slowing down. Details pulled from memory of the missed approach are all there and fully retrievable beginning with the updraft and realization the altimeter was indicating a brisk climb through 1,100’ MSL (1000’ AGL). miles northeast of the airport in reduced visibility.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

x V SO (or POH recommendation) by around 500 feet AGL. The local altimeter setting is 29.65, the temperature is 25°C, and we have a 9-knot headwind. Subtract the altimeter setting from 29.92, multiply it by 1,000, and add that to the field elevation. Establish the target approach speed by around 500 feet AGL.

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Learn to Fly

MARCH 12, 2024

METAR KGGG 161753Z AUTO 14021G26KT 3/4SM +TSRA BR BKN008 OVC012CB 18/17 A2970 RMK PRESFR The heights of the cloud bases are reported with a three-digit number in hundreds of feet AGL. The altimeter setting is reported as inches of mercury (inHg) in a four-digit number group.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Stay clear of the Class B boundaries if you’re flying under a shelf with a floor less than 3,000 feet AGL. You don’t want an incorrect altimeter setting to cause an airspace incursion. Expect considerable traffic near Class B airspace. The reduced speeds help you see and avoid other aircraft. Class B excursions are increasingly common.

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

However, it is best practice to start a steep turn no lower than 1,500 feet above ground level (AGL). The practical test has no officially established minimum altitude for steep turns. A ground reference point can be established as the heading where you begin your steep turns.

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