Altimetry primer Although I know full well that no pilot or air traffic controller needs a reminder of what Transition Altitude or Transition Level means, I will recap quickly for the benefit of those readers not directly concerned with aircraft altimetry. When we fly, we determine the vertical distance from the surface of the Earth… Continue reading Transition altitude – the higher the better?
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Use of selected altitude by ATC
News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary. The ability of a controller to see the selected altitude set by the flight crew gives him the ability to intervene when, for whatever reason, the selected altitude does not match the clearance. This greatly reduces the chance of a level bust. Read the full article here.