Density altitude is often referred to as where the aircraft “feels like” it is performing at. DA degrades aircraft performance, and sometimes this comes as a surprise to the pilot.

SNS, DZUFA newspaper An airliner from Shanghai, China, to Tokyo, Japan, landed urgently due to an in-flight pressure system ...

As altitude increases, air density decreases, reducing oxygen available for engine combustion and affecting performance. The ...

Hypoxia occurs within a few minutes if the cabin pressure altitude rises to between 16,000 to 20,000 feet, according to the Flight Safety Foundation. Oxygen pressure decreases as altitude ...

There are many possible causes of pressure in your ears, including changes in altitude, a sinus infection, and earwax buildup. Learn about the common and uncommon causes of pressure in your ears ...

A three-person Army Black Hawk helicopter crew may not have received accurate altitude readings in their cockpit or an important transmission from air traffic control before the deadly crash with ...

Dan Bubb, Ph.D., a former airline pilot and current aviation safety expert, explained that opening the emergency exit — which ...

The radio altimeter on board the Black Hawk at the time of the deadly midair collision read 278 feet, Homendy said. That altimeter uses a radio beam to show the helicopter’s altitude above ...

"Pressure altitude is very predictable and constant," Feith said. "The only thing that changes is the aircraft's height above ground level because the terrain geography changes." ...