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Old 11th Aug 2012, 14:34
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From a few quick calculations (as I do not have a whizz wheel with me), I get close to a).

Pressure altitude for the high ground is 6,780ft, which gives an ISA deviation of -15 if you round to the nearest degree. A rule of thumb for the extent of temperature error is 4% per degree of ISA deviation per thousand feet of indicated altitude.

4 x (-15) x 7 = -420ft

The true altitude is thus 420ft lower than indicated, so terrain clearance is:

6,580ft (true alt) - 6,420ft (elev) = approximately 160 ft
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