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Quiz: Understanding the airplane Pitot-Static System

Flight Training Central

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. Which condition would cause the altimeter to indicate a lower altitude than true altitude?

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Understanding Different Types of Altitudes

Northstar VFR

Remember, Density altitude is the altitude at which my plane will perform at, regardless of my actual altitude. True Altitude The last altitude we’ll look at is True altitude. True altitude is your actual vertical height above sea level. It is measured in MSL, or mean sea level.