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Any of several internationally agreed standard altitudes that are based on atmospheric pressure rather than on true height
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Flight level — A Flight Level (FL) is a standard nominal altitude of an aircraft, in hundreds of feet. This altitude is calculated from a world wide fixed pressure datum of 1013.25 hPa (29.921 inHg), the average sea level pressure, and therefore is not… … Wikipedia
Flight Level — Eine Flugfläche (engl. flight level, FL) bezeichnet in der Luftfahrt eine Fläche gleichen Luftdrucks in der Atmosphäre. Flugflächen dienen der Höhenstaffelung von Flugzeugen. So sollen Kollisionen mit höher oder tiefer fliegenden Flugzeugen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Flight level — Eine Flugfläche (engl. flight level, FL) bezeichnet in der Luftfahrt eine Fläche gleichen Luftdrucks in der Atmosphäre. Flugflächen dienen der Höhenstaffelung von Flugzeugen. So sollen Kollisionen mit höher oder tiefer fliegenden Flugzeugen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
flight level — A surface of constant atmospheric pressure that is related to a specific pressure datum, 1013.2 hectopascals (29.92 in. of mercury), and is separated from other such surfaces by specific pressure intervals. Each flight level is stated in three… … Aviation dictionary
flight level — skrydžio lygis statusas Aprobuotas sritis oro erdvės gynyba apibrėžtis Vienodas atmosferos slėgio paviršius, susijęs su standartiniu slėgiu (1013,2 mb, 1013,2 hPa, 29,92 in). Skirstomas intervalais kas 100 pėdų ir pateikiamas trimis skaičiais,… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Flight Level Aviation — Infobox Company company name = Flight Level Aviation company company type = Closely Held Private Corporation foundation = Uniontown, PA (1997) location = Greene County Airport, Waynesburg, PA key people = Richard Kaplan founder and principal… … Wikipedia
cleared flight level — Flight level to which a flight is cleared. Aircraft may or may not have reached that flight level at the moment clearance is granted … Aviation dictionary
climb flight level — In air traffic terminology, it means to climb to and maintain a stated flight level. The word to is omitted, such as when referring to height or altitude … Aviation dictionary
Flight plan — Flight plans are documents filed by pilots or a Flight Dispatcher with the local Civil Aviation Authority (e.g. FAA in the USA) prior to departure. They generally include basic information such as departure and arrival points, estimated time en… … Wikipedia
Flight planning — A Tarom Boeing 737 300 and United Airlines Boeing 777 200 taxiing to depart London Heathrow Airport. Flight planning is the process of producing a flight plan to describe a proposed aircraft flight. It involves two … Wikipedia
