EVALUATION EXAMS 2026 ANSWERED STUDY
GUIDE
◉ Prior to takeoff, the altimeter should be set to which altitude or
altimeter setting? Answer: The current local altimeter setting, if
available, or the departure airport elevation
◉ At what altitude shall the altimeter be set to 29.92 when climbing to
cruising flight level? Answer: 18,000 feet MSL
◉ Altimeter setting is the value to which the barometric pressure scale
of the altimeter is set so the altimeter indicates Answer: true altitude at
field elevation
◉ How do variations in temperature affect the altimeter? Answer:
Pressure levels are raised on warm days and the indicated altitude is
lower than true altitude
◉ What is true altitude? Answer: The vertical distance of the aircraft
above sea level
◉ Under what condition will true altitude be lower than indicated
altitude? Answer: In colder than standard air temperature