air-temperature correction

air-temperature correction

[′er ¦tem·prə·chər kə′rek·shən]

(navigation)

A correction to a sextant altitude reading, required because of the air temperature.

A correction required in the airspeed as read by a pitot tube to arrive at true airspeed.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.