Altitude, Height, Flight level - confused?

BarryTheAviator · Post by **BarryTheAviator** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:12 am

"If any of you guys are a bit confused about height, altitude, flight level, pressure settings and how the altimeter should be used maybe this little explanation will help. It is written from a British rather than American perspective."

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:02 pm

Many thanks for that useful bit of infomation.. cheers Rob..

mlegein · Post by **mlegein** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:12 pm

"I am 5'10"" tall but the elevation of Amsterdam Schiphol is 6ft below sea level. There is a cold front coming in from the West and I have 45 lbs of luggage. What setting should I use for my altimeter? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif[/img]"

BarryTheAviator · Post by **BarryTheAviator** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:37 pm

"<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mlegein @ Dec 13 2005, 04:12 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>I am 5'10"" tall but the elevation of Amsterdam Schiphol is 6ft below sea level. There is a cold front coming in from the West and I have 45 lbs of luggage. What setting should I use for my altimeter? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif[/img] [right][snapback]6201[/snapback][/right] </div> Try 1012 - should just about keep your head above water when the dams burst [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img] but remember to let go of the luggage"