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Old 2nd Dec 2009, 11:24
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Microburst2002
 
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Hi

Mach number and TAS relationship is dependent on temperature.
MN and EAS relationship depends solely on pressure altitude.
Therefore for a given MN and EAS, there is only one possible FL.
However we don't have any EAS indication available, just IAS, so I guess that the exact FL at which a given IAS reaches a given MN (or vice versa) can vary somewhat depending on the ISA deviation.
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