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Landing Lights at FL10 - ITZREAL - 11-24-2009
I know that landing lights should be turned on/off at FL10 depending if you are descending/ascending. Is that based on the barometric altitude or the above ground altitude (AGL) ?
Re: Landing Lights at FL10 - clipper759 - 11-28-2009
Baro usually. But in the case of some high altitude airports ( Denver, Bogota, etc.) your best estimate of 10000 AGL will do. Better early than later when it comes to safety.
Re: Landing Lights at FL10 - ITZREAL - 11-28-2009
OK, thanks.
Re: Landing Lights at FL10 - sonjamichelle - 11-29-2009
FL10 is technically 100,000 feet. FL's aren't used until you get up to 18,000 and above.
Re: Landing Lights at FL10 - Leemazz - 11-29-2009
Surely 100,000 feet would be FL100
Re: Landing Lights at FL10 - ITZREAL - 11-30-2009
I don't know about the Real World 'technical' jargon, but I do know that in the Sim World of MSFS, FL10 means 10000 ft.
Re: Landing Lights at FL10 - as099mw - 11-30-2009
I don't know about the Real World 'technical' jargon, but I do know that in the Sim World of MSFS, FL10 means 10000 ft.
In Real World, too. Your're right. Of course.
MW
Re: Landing Lights at FL10 - ITZREAL - 11-30-2009
Thanks Martin.
Re: Landing Lights at FL10 - as099mw - 11-30-2009
Hehe, those zeros... :o
hock: :? FL100 ~ 10,000 ft
FL10 (which would be altitude one thousand feet) does not exist, because it is below any possible transition altitude (anywhere all over the world).
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_level for example.
MW
Re: Landing Lights at FL10 - ITZREAL - 12-02-2009
Remember, we are talking MSFS. As I stated, in the Sim World of MSFS, FL10 MEANS 10000ft. Regardless of what you read or you exposed to in Real World training, we follow the rules in the game. It is a game by the way, I'm just following the rules as best I can and stay as current with Real World guidelines and adhere to to them as they apply to our Sim. It was a simple question with a simple answer. Anything else deduced from such is getting off topic.