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Old 5th March 2004 | 23:05
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FlyingForFun

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You're absolutely 100% correct!
That's very reassuring! But not quite true.

I said: "As you gain height, the pressure will drop off slower than ISA due to the low temperature." Of course what I meant was "the pressure will drop off faster than ISA."

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