Although density altitude does reduce performance of an aircraft, it doesn't automatically keep you on the ground. [Credit: Shutterstock] Many pilots misunderstand density altitude (DA), often ...

Is there a plug and chug way to do it if I know my barometric pressure, temp, and altitude? I need to get it everyday before I have a flying lesson. I hate using that round slide-rule flight computer ...

Pressure altitude is the height of an aircraft above a theoretical standard datum plane, based on a universal standard atmospheric pressure of 29.92 inHg. It is critical for pilots to calculate and ...

Despite what extraordinarily overpowered quadcopters suggest, the air pressure of whatever a flying machine flys at is extremely important. Pressure is dependent on altitude and temperature, and there ...