GEN 2.8 OTHER INFORMATION

 

GEN 2.8.1 Altimeter setting

Altimeter Setting
Setting At Airport In the Air
QNE (Standard)
29,92” Hg-1013.25
hPa - 1013.25 mb
Variable elevation reading above or below actual elevation Positive separation by pressure level but at varying actual altitudes
QNH (Sea Level) Actual elevation reading when aircraft on ground Altitude indicated
(without consideration of temperature)
QFE (Station) Zero elevation reading when aircraft on ground Height above ground indicated
(without consideration of temperature)

GEN 2.8.2 Flight level table

 
CAUTION : True altitude is obtained only by applicationof temperature correction.

GEN 2.8.3 Phonetic Alphabet and Morse Code

Letter Code Word

Latin Alphabed
Representation
Icelandic
A •    – Alfa AL FAH Alfreð
B – • • • Bravo BRAHVOH Bjarni
C – • – • Charlie CHARLEE or
SHARLEE
Ceres
D – • • Delta DELLTAH Davíð
E Echo ECKOH Einar
F • • – • Foxtrot FOKSTROT Friðrik
G – – • Golf GOLF Gunnar
H • • • • Hotel HO TELL Halldór
I • • India INDEE AH Ingi
J •    – – – Juliett JEWLEE ETT Jónas
K – • – Kilo KEYLOH Kristján
L • – • • Lima LEEMAH Lárus
M – – Mike MIKE Magnús
N – • November NO VEMBER Nikulás
O – – – Oscar OSSCAH Oddur
P • – – • Papa PAH PAH Pétur
Q – – • – Quebec KEH BECK Quebec
R • – • Romeo ROWME OH Ragnar
S • • • Sierra SEE AIRRAH Sigurður
T Tango TANGGO Teitur
U • • – Uniform YOUNEE FORM or
OONEE FORM
Unnur
V • • • – Victor VIKTAH Viktor
W •    – – Whiskey WISSKEY Whiskey
X – • • – X-ray ECKSRAY X-ray
Y – • – – Yankee YANGKEY Ýmir
Z – – • • Zulu ZOO LOO Zebra


 


Numeral or
numeral element
Code Word Pronunciation Icelandic
1 •    – – – – One WUN Einn
2 • • – – – Two TOO Tveir
3 • • • – – Three TREE Þrír
4 • • • • – Four FOW-er Fjórir
5 • • • • • Five FIFE Fimm
6 – • • • • Six SIX Sex
7 – – • • • Seven SEV-en Sjö
8 – – – • • Eight AIT Átta
9 – – – – • Nine NIN-er Níu
0 – – – – – Zero ZE-RO Tíu
Decimal     DAY-SEE-MAL Komma
Hundred     HUN-dred Hundrað
Thousand     TOU-SAND Þúsund

GEN 2.8.4 Metric Multiples and Sub-Multiples

Multiplying factor Prefix Symbol Examples
1 000 000 000 000 = 10 12 tera T  
1 000 000 000 = 10 9 giga G  
1 000 000 = 10 6 mega M Megahertz, etc.
1 000 = 10 3 kilo k Kilogram, kilometer, etc.
100 = 10 2 hecto h  
10 = 10 1 deka da  
1     Metre, gram, litre, etc.
0.1 = 10 -1 deci d  
0.01 = 10 -2 centi c  
0.001 = 10 -3 milli m milligram, millimetre, etc.
0.000 001 = 10 -6 micro µ  
0.000 000 001 = 10 -9 nano n  
0.000 000 000 001 = 10 -12 pico p  

GEN 2.8.5 Altimeter correction in cold air

Values to be added by the pilot to published altitudes (feet)


AD
temp.
°C
Height above the elevation of the altimeter setting source (feet)
200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1500 2000 3000 4000 5000
0 0 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 60 80 120 160 200
-10 20 20 40 40 40 60 60 80 80 120 160 240 320 400
-20 20 40 40 60 80 80 100 100 120 180 240 360 500 620
-30 40 60 60 80 100 120 140 160 160 260 340 500 680 860
-40 40 60 80 100 140 160 180 200 220 320 440 660 880 1100
-50 60 80 100 140 160 200 220 240 280 400 540 820 1100 1380
Note – the table is based on aerodrome elevation of 2 000 ft; however, it can be used operationally at any aerodrome.