Thread: Any idea how to find out the altitude?
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Old January 9th 05, 01:27 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Any idea how to find out the altitude?
On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 12:43:33 GMT, "Brian Ludwig"
wrote:

I have a Garmin MAP76S and this can be used in aircraft to evaluate TRUE
height. Can be quite interesting compred to what the pilot tells you !

Your GPS will display altitude above sea level. Above 'transition
altitude' aircraft fly at a 'pressure altitude' which may not coincide
with altitude above sea level.

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