Question - Transition Altitude
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nharwood
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Question - Transition Altitude
Does anyone have a one-stop-shop website for transition altitidue information by country? I'm trying to figure out the easiest way to determin transition altitude anywhere in the world.
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Ben Hunwicks
"Hi Nathan, Unfortunately, very few other countries in the world have a transition altitude/level system like the US whre it is the same for the entire country. Most places in fact have the transition altitude set differently for each airport, and the transition level varies from day to day depending on the air pressure. Unless you know for sure that you are flying in one of the countires that uses a fixed system, the best way to check is to look at the charts for the airport you are using as it will be on every one. I hope that helps a little. P.S Out of interest, where did you get that Sir Walter Raleigh quote from? He died over 250 years before Chanute was even born..."
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nharwood
"Ben, thank you for the info. I knew the rest of the world handled transition altitiudes differently but I was unaware they can change on a daily basis. I do use charts but I was just hoping someone out there documented them in a single place (you know, you can find anything on the internet 
) And as for the quote, good eye! However, let me introduce you to a different Sir Walter Raleigh - Professor Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh (September 5, 1861 - May 13, 1922) was a Scottish scholar, poet and author. He was educated at the City of London School, Edinburgh Academy, University College London, and King's College, Cambridge. He was Professor of English Literature at the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh (1885-87), Professor of Modern Literature at the University College Liverpool (1890-1900), Chair of English Language and Literature at Glasgow University (1900-1904), and Chair of English Literature at Oxford University (1904-22). On the outbreak of World War I he turned to the war as his primary subject, as well as publishing works on major English authors. His finest book may be the first volume of The War in the Air (1922). He died from typhoid (contracted during a visit to the Near East) in 1922, being survived by his wife Lucie Gertrude, and their four sons and a daughter. His son Hilary edited his light prose, verse, and plays in Laughter from a Cloud (1923). A few of his works are available on Project Gutenberg, where they may be mistakenly attributed to Sir Walter Raleigh."
) And as for the quote, good eye! However, let me introduce you to a different Sir Walter Raleigh - Professor Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh (September 5, 1861 - May 13, 1922) was a Scottish scholar, poet and author. He was educated at the City of London School, Edinburgh Academy, University College London, and King's College, Cambridge. He was Professor of English Literature at the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh (1885-87), Professor of Modern Literature at the University College Liverpool (1890-1900), Chair of English Language and Literature at Glasgow University (1900-1904), and Chair of English Literature at Oxford University (1904-22). On the outbreak of World War I he turned to the war as his primary subject, as well as publishing works on major English authors. His finest book may be the first volume of The War in the Air (1922). He died from typhoid (contracted during a visit to the Near East) in 1922, being survived by his wife Lucie Gertrude, and their four sons and a daughter. His son Hilary edited his light prose, verse, and plays in Laughter from a Cloud (1923). A few of his works are available on Project Gutenberg, where they may be mistakenly attributed to Sir Walter Raleigh."-
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