transition altitude


Also found in: Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

transition altitude

The altitude at or below which the vertical position of an aircraft is controlled by reference to true altitude.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Thursday announced that, following a request from UK air traffic service provider NATS, it has approved changes to the Transition Altitude beneath the Worthing and Clacton Control Areas (CTAs) to the east and south of London.
South East England transition altitude change approved by CAA
"Q" codes, a remnant from the days when radio communication used Morse code, include QFE, the code for altimeter setting referenced to the ground level, just like the setting to the local barometer is QNH and above the transition altitude is QNE.
Altitude VS. height: Aircraft fly in three dimensions. The flat two dimensions are easy to deal with, but sometimes that vertical dimension causes us some confusion
The transition altitude was 2000 feet below the last assigned altitude and the pilot assumed flying the published route included permission to fly the published altitude for that route.
Clearance communication: the real-world flow of the system requires you accept clearances before you can fully evaluate them. Deal with it

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?