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CPL EXERCISE ON ALTIMETRY

STUDENT’S FULL NAME:

LICENCE NO:

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ALTIMETRY PROBLEMS

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS


2. READ EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY
3. THE PASS MARK
4. TIME ALLOWED: TAKE HOME

1. You are flying at FL 320. The QNH is 976 hPa. The temperature is -58°C. What is your true altitude?
29,842FT

Effective Date – 12th Jan 2017 ALTIMETRY PROBLEMS-Instructor Joseph Okolla Jan – Mar 2018 Intake

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CPL EXERCISE ON ALTIMETRY

2. Let us assume that an airfield is 1,000 feet above mean sea-level. If the observed QFE at the airfield is
980 millibars, what is the QNH? QNH=1013.33

3. An airfield is 2,100 feet above mean sea-level and, on a particular day, has a QNH of
1005 millibars. What is the airfield’s QFE?(Assume 1 hPa=30 feet) QFE=935

4. The QNH of an airport at sea level is 983 hPa and the temperature deviation from ISA is -15°C below
FL 100.
What is the true altitude of FL 100? 8583.25FT

5. An aircraft flies from Aerodrome A, at which the QNH is 1020 millibars (hectopascals), and whose
elevation is 1,000 feet, to Aerodrome B, at which the QNH is 1010 millibars, and whose elevation is
600 feet.

The pilot has a QNH of 1020 millibars set on his altimeter. If he does not change the altimeter sub-scale
setting, what will be the altimeter indication on landing at Aerodrome B? 900FT

6. You are flying at FL180 with an OAT of -31°C. QNH is 1003 hPa. What is your true altitude?
17003.25FT

7. Up to FL 180 ISA Deviation is ISA +10°C. What is the actual depth of the layer between FL 60 and FL
120? 6240FT

8. Up to FL 180 ISA Deviation is ISA -10°C. What is the actual depth of the layer between FL 60 and FL
120? 5760FT

9. An aircraft is flying at FL 80. The local QNH is 1000 hPa. After the altimeter has been adjusted to the
local QNH, the reading will be approximately: (assume 27 ft per 1 hPa) 7643.6FT
10. You are flying at FL 130, and your true altitude is 12000 FT. What is the temperature deviation from
that of the standard atmosphere at FL 130 (QNH 1013,2 hPa) ? -19.23

11. An aircraft is flying at FL100, the temperature is 10°C colder than ISA and local QNH is 1003 hPa.
What is the aircrafts true altitude? 9323.25FT

12. An airfield has an elevation of 540ft with a QNH of 993mb. An aircraft descends and lands at the
airfield with 1013mb set. What will its altimeter read on landing?1080FT

13. If an Aerodrome is 1500ft AMSL on QNH 1038, what will the actual height AGL to get to FL75? (27ft
= 1 hPa). 6668.25FT

Effective Date – 12th Jan 2017 ALTIMETRY PROBLEMS-Instructor Joseph Okolla Jan – Mar 2018 Intake

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