Title: Explain the effects of temperature and pressure on indicated altitude.
Course: Aircraft Pilot Training I (20053-I) > Section: Interpreting Flight Instruments

Explanation should include the following concepts:

- When the air is warmer than standard, the aircraft is higher than the altimeter indicates; when the air is cooler than standard, the aircraft is lower than the altimeter indicates.
- Altitude corrections for temperature can be computed on the navigation computer.

PLT165

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is density altitude?
- What does “high-to-low, look out below” refer to?