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2.5 Types of Altitude

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What is absolute altitude?

a) The altitude read directly form the altimeter
b) The vertical distance of the aircraft above the surface
c) The height above the standard datum plane.
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What is absolute altitude?

a) The altitude read directly form the altimeter
b) The vertical distance of the aircraft above the surface
c) The height above the standard datum plane.
B : Absolute altitude is altitude above the surface, i.e., AGL.
What is true altitude?

a) The vertical distance of the aircraft above sea level
b) The vertical distance of the aircraft above the surface
c) The height above the standard datum plane
A : True altitude is the actual above mean sea level, i.e., MSL.
What is density altitude?

a) The height above the standard datum plane.
b) The pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature.
c) The altitude read directly from the altimeter.
B : Density altitude is the pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature.
What is pressure altitude?

a) The indicated altitude corrected for position and installation error.
b) The altitude indicated when the barometric pressure scale is set to 29.92.
c) The indicated altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature and pressure.
B : Pressure altitude is the airplane's height above the standard datum plane of 29.92" Hg. If the altimeter is set to 29.29" Hg, the indicated altitude is the pressure altitude.
Altimeter setting is the value to which the barometric pressure scale of the altimeter is set to the altimeter indicates

a) calibrated altitude at field elevation.
b) absolute altitude at field elevation.
c) true altitude at field elevation
C : Altimeter setting is the value to which the scale of the pressure altimeter is set so that the altimeter indicates true altitude at field elevation.