SOLUTION: your airfield is at 5000 feet and the pressure reading corrected to slp is 28.85 in. of Hg. what is the airport pressure altitude in feet

Question 825086: your airfield is at 5000 feet and the pressure reading corrected to slp is 28.85 in. of Hg. what is the airport pressure altitude in feet
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
your airfield is at 5000 feet and the pressure reading corrected to slp is 28.85 in. of Hg. what is the airport pressure altitude in feet
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PA = 5000 - (28.85 - 29.92)*1000
= 5000 + 1070
= 6070
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PA is not relevant, except that it affects DA, density altitude, which affects aircraft performance.
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DA = PA corrected for temperature

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