MIKE MOSS SAYS: Khalid, I'm not sure I entirely follow the question as written, but an aircraft sitting on the ground at an airport with field elevation 2000 feet above mean sea level will have a ...
We use MSL altitudes in normal flight as read on our pressure altimeters. Radar and Radio Altimeters measure our height above the ground—absolute altitude. Radio altimeters (rad alts) are essential ...
Aircraft altimeters, while ingenious mechanical devices, are susceptible to various inherent errors, including mechanical malfunctions, installation issues, and lag (hysteresis). Environmental factors ...