As the aircraft – arriving from Blagoveshchensk – descended, its crew set the altimeter pressure reference to the sea-level QNH figure of 751mmHg (1002hPa). The instrument approach chart for Tynda ...

Investigators have determined that the crew of an Etihad Airways Boeing 787-10 did not set the correct destination pressure reference for the altimeter before the twinjet dipped far below the ...

Atmospheric pressure and altimeter settings are critical for IFR pilots, especially in mountainous areas, as they provide the only reliable means to establish height above the surface. Altimeter ...

Atmospheric pressure, specifically the altimeter setting, is the most crucial and underappreciated weather element for pilots, being essential for accurately determining height above the Earth's ...

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 ...

While traditionally a project geared more toward the model rocket crowd, a lot of people are flying quadcopters these days, and knowing the altitude your RC aircraft reached is a nice thing to know.