transition levels
transition levels is the plural of transition level.
Meaning of transition level
Noun
transition level (usually uncountable, plural transition levels)
- The lowest flight level above the transition altitude; depends on the transition altitude and the measured or calculated sea-level atmospheric pressure. The flight level at which a descending aircraft's barometric altimeters are reset from a constant setting of 1013.25 hectopascals to the setting corresponding to the actual measured or calculated atmospheric pressure at mean sea level.
Questions about transition levels
- What is transition levels the plural of?
- Transition levels is the plural of transition level.
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