Pressure altitude is defined as an aircraft's height above a theoretical standard datum plane, determined by setting the altimeter to a standard pressure of 29.92 inHg. It is a crucial metric pilots ...

Old airplane altimeters are now the main focus of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The aviation department announced that it is urging airlines to replace their aircraft's old altimeters ...

Certain dial type cabin pressure altimeters can display dangerously misleading indications, the NTSB discovered in the course of several accident investigations. The Safety Board, in a letter to the ...

Getting to that point, however, will require millions of dollars in filters and altimeter replacements. Getting to that point, however, will require millions of dollars in filters and altimeter ...

French investigation authority BEA believes the prevalence of ILS approaches has obscured an underlying vulnerability of aircraft to the risk of terrain collision arising from incorrect altimeter ...

Canadian authorities are warning operators of the potential risk of interference to radio altimeters arising from 5G communications networks, following auction of part of the frequency spectrum. The ...