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Old 14th Apr 2002, 15:04
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niallcooney
 
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Don't forget the pressure altitude difference:

ISA=1013hPa
1hPa=30ft

For example:

QNH= 1031

=> QNH-ISA=Pressure difference

=> 1031-1013=18hPa

=> 18 X 30 (ft X hPa) = 540 ft

therefore at ground level on this kind of day the aircraft will perform like it's 540ft underground => increased performance.
Adding this to Greaser's case above (assuming QNH=1031 hPa)means that the density altitude corrected for both temp & pressure will be 5860ft instead of 6400ft.

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