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*Never use Pressure altitude during approach since the altimeter does not display the altitude. | *Never use Pressure altitude during approach since the altimeter does not display the altitude. | ||
===Flight level=== | ===Flight level=== | ||
*[[#Pressure altitude]] divided by 100 is referred to as the flight level | *[[#Pressure altitude]] divided by 100 is referred to as the flight level. | ||
It is used above the transition altitude (18,000 feet (5,500 m) in the US, but may be as low as 3,000 feet (910 m) in other jurisdictions). When the [[altimeter]] reads 18,000 ft on the standard pressure setting the aircraft is said to be at "Flight level 180" or FL180. | |||
==Density altitude== | ==Density altitude== | ||