Maybe he was asking your height from sea level not the height above from the ground level..
I am currently at flight school
We use something like that when we are flying Vfr XCountry flights.. Max alt: 1500 AGL (above ground level) so sometimes altitude is 3000 ft but still 1500 ft above ground..
Last edited by Rft320; 22nd Jul 2012 at 15:56.