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Old 26th Dec 2001, 15:06
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Chimbu chuckles

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Glueball and others.

ISA Devn is NOT acounted for on ANY approach plates ANYWHERE.

In some places it IS accounted for by ATC when issueing cruise levels below transition I believe.

Barometric Altimeters are calibrated to ISA. ISA minus causes them to OVERREAD, the amount is related to how far above the datum you are flying and how cold it is.

The temperature of the air in which you are flying is irrelevant.

The temperature of the air at the datum(airfield) is all that matters.

I use the following formula as a rule of thumb, although have yet to use it in anger,

+ or - 4'/deg of ISA Devn x (height above datum/1000)

It gives answers within a few feet of every temperature correction table I've seen.

example OAT - 5(ISA-20) at MSL airfield. MSA 9000'

+4x20(x 9)= +720'

Thus your altimeter will be OVERreading by 720'. If you level off at 9000'(MSA) you will have only 280' clearance above the highest obstacle withing the splay.

An ILS to a minima of 400' will yeild the following.

+4x20(x.4)=+32'

Not as likely to kill you as the MSA/LSA example but to be absolutely legal you should add the, in this case 32', to the DA.

Hope this helps.

Chuck.
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