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GEN 2.8.1 Altimeter setting |
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Altimeter Setting
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Setting
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At Airport
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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) |
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GEN 2.8.2 Flight level table |
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CAUTION
: True altitude is obtained only by applicationof temperature correction.
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GEN 2.8.3 Phonetic Alphabet and Morse Code |
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Letter
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Code
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Word
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Latin Alphabed
Representation
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Icelandic
| | A | • – | Alfa |
AL FAH | Alfreð | | B | – • • • | Bravo |
BRAH VOH | Bjarni | | C | – • – • | Charlie |
CHAR LEE or
SHAR LEE | Ceres | | D | – • • | Delta |
DELL TAH | Davíð | | E | • | Echo |
ECK OH | Einar | | F | • • – • | Foxtrot |
FOKS TROT | Friðrik | | G | – – • | Golf | GOLF | Gunnar | | H | • • • • | Hotel | HO TELL | Halldór | | I | • • | India |
IN DEE AH | Ingi | | J | • – – – | Juliett |
JEW LEE ETT | Jónas | | K | – • – | Kilo |
KEY LOH | Kristján | | L | • – • • | Lima |
LEE MAH | Lárus | | M | – – | Mike | MIKE | Magnús | | N | – • | November | NO VEM BER | Nikulás | | O | – – – | Oscar |
OSS CAH | Oddur | | P | • – – • | Papa | PAH PAH | Pétur | | Q | – – • – | Quebec | KEH BECK
| Quebec | | R | • – • | Romeo |
ROW ME OH | Ragnar | | S | • • • | Sierra | SEE AIR RAH | Sigurður | | T | – | Tango |
TANG GO | Teitur | | U | • • – | Uniform |
YOU NEE FORM or
OO NEE FORM | Unnur | | V | • • • – | Victor |
VIK TAH | Viktor | | W | • – – | Whiskey |
WISS KEY | Whiskey | | X | – • • – | X-ray |
ECKS RAY | X-ray | | Y | – • – – | Yankee |
YANG KEY | Ýmir | | Z | – – • • | Zulu | ZOO LOO | Zebra |
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Numeral or
numeral element
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Code
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Word
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Pronunciation
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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 |
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GEN 2.8.4 Metric Multiples and Sub-Multiples |
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Multiplying factor
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Prefix
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Symbol
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Examples
| | 1 000 000 000 000 = 1012
| tera | T | | | 1 000 000 000 = 109
| giga | G | | | 1 000 000 = 106
| mega | M | Megahertz, etc. | | 1 000 = 103
| kilo | k | Kilogram, kilometer, etc. | | 100 = 102
| hecto | h | | | 10 = 101
| 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 | |
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GEN 2.8.5 Altimeter correction in cold air |
Values to be added by the pilot to published altitudes (feet) |
AD
temp.
°C
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Height above the elevation of the altimeter setting source (feet)
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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. |
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