Northstar VFR

JULY 28, 2023

This ensures everyone is reading the same altitudes. Density Altitude Density altitude is my personal favorite, and the reasoning is simple. It’s the altitude at which your airplane thinks it's at. When checking your ATIS (or AWOS/ASOS), sometimes you’ll hear at the very end “Density Altitude feet”.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

2: What effect does high density altitude have on the efficiency of a UA propeller? Density altitude does not affect propeller efficiency. 1: To avoid a possible collision with a manned airplane, you estimate that your small UA climbed to an altitude greater than 600 feet agl. Example question No.

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Flight Training Central

JANUARY 15, 2024

But remember high density altitude reduces performance and therefore increases takeoff rolls, and degrades climb performance. Establish cruise climb above a minimum safe altitude (500-1000’ AGL). All pre-takeoff checklist items should be completed before taxiing onto the runway for departure.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

higher density altitude), because water molecules (molecular weight = 18) displace either nitrogen or oxygen molecules. He died when it blew up at an altitude of 3,000’ AGL. A cubic foot of air weighs slightly more than 14 times the weight of a cubic foot of hydrogen. The leading edge of science can be dangerous.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Temperature An increase in temperature will increase the density altitude. A high density altitude decreases the performance of the engine and the wing. Your aircraft will fly at a faster true airspeed at higher density altitudes. x V SO (or POH recommendation) by around 500 feet AGL.

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Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

He only needed a glide ratio of 14:1 to reach the airfield to arrive at a typical pattern altitude of 1,000 ft AGL. At this point he still had an altitude of 8,275 ft MSL, i.e. 2,739 ft AGL. At this point he was just NW of the runway at an altitude of 8000 ft MSL (2464 AGL).

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Chess In the Air

JULY 4, 2022

In still air, the climb rate under full power is likely in the range of 3-5 kts given the high density altitude environment at Rifle. The engine could have been of help to sustain altitude at a safe distance from the airfield to wait until threatening weather has left the area.

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