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I imagine altitude will affect flight time
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<blockquote data-quote="Bo Ranch" data-source="post: 61837" data-attributes="member: 10581"><p>Aircraft performance is based on altitude. As you go up in altitude performance tends to go down. The altitude above mean sea level (MSL) that the aircraft is flying (such as 13000 ft,), is probably not the altitude that aircraft performance is being based on. The warmer it is and higher the humidity the higher the density altitude. What that means is if you are flying at 13000 ft. MSL (above sea level) and the local temperature is 58 degrees F. and the due point is 35 degrees F. the airplane fly's (are at least tryies to fly) as if it was at 15900 feet. 13000 ft. MSL would be 13000 Density altitude if you were experiencing a standard day for the altitude you are at. For example standard day at sea level is 59 degrees f. pressure 29.92 in. hg. and 0 percent humidity. Standard day Temperature and pressure goes down with increase in altitude. Density altitude has wrecked many planes and killed many pilots do not let it take your drone. If you can get to the following web page it is a density altitude calculator.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_da.htm" target="_blank">Density Altitude Calculator - English/Metric</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bo Ranch, post: 61837, member: 10581"] Aircraft performance is based on altitude. As you go up in altitude performance tends to go down. The altitude above mean sea level (MSL) that the aircraft is flying (such as 13000 ft,), is probably not the altitude that aircraft performance is being based on. The warmer it is and higher the humidity the higher the density altitude. What that means is if you are flying at 13000 ft. MSL (above sea level) and the local temperature is 58 degrees F. and the due point is 35 degrees F. the airplane fly's (are at least tryies to fly) as if it was at 15900 feet. 13000 ft. MSL would be 13000 Density altitude if you were experiencing a standard day for the altitude you are at. For example standard day at sea level is 59 degrees f. pressure 29.92 in. hg. and 0 percent humidity. Standard day Temperature and pressure goes down with increase in altitude. Density altitude has wrecked many planes and killed many pilots do not let it take your drone. If you can get to the following web page it is a density altitude calculator. [URL="https://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_da.htm"]Density Altitude Calculator - English/Metric[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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