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What Is Air Density? A Simple Guide for Pilots

Pilot Institute

Density Altitude = Pressure Altitude + [120 x (OAT – Standard Temperature)] For example, the temperature at a pressure altitude of 5,000ft is 7C. Note: OAT and ISA Standard Temperature should be in degrees Celsius. Flight Computers Flight computers such as the E6B have the functionality to calculate density altitude.

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Going Commando

AV Web

My student sat at the briefing picnic table outside my t-hangar and, with a “humph,” laid out the sectional chart, the dead reckoning planning chart, and his solar/battery-powered flight computer calculator thingy. I should mention that we were no longer going to a controlled, paved runway airport.