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Old 16th February 2009 | 20:37
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ft
 
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Believe a standard atmosphere table.

The actual ratio of altitude change to pressure change is closer to 27 feet per millibar.

Using this, you get a pressure altitude of 27 * 21 feet, or 567 feet.

Compare this with the pressure at 570 feet in a standard atmosphere table: 992.6 mbar.

http://www.digitaldutch.com/atmoscalc/table.htm

It is amazing how poor the study material for would-be pilots often is.

Cheers,
/Fred
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