corrected altitude
corrected altitude
[kə′rek·təd ′al·tə‚tüd] (meteorology)
The indicated altitude corrected for temperature deviation from the standard atmosphere. Also known as true altitude.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
corrected altitude
An indicated altitude corrected for nonstandard outside air temperature. The corrected altitude approximates true altitude.
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References in periodicals archive
When a published altitude on an intermediate segment or missed approach needs to be adjusted, pilots are expected to report the
corrected altitude being used to ATC on initial contact.
The manual calculations for
corrected altitudes can be tedious.
ATC must be notified of
corrected altitudes being flown outside of the FAF.
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