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'm trying to grasp the essence of altitude calculations. One thing I can't figure out in my head is this:
In the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) the temperature of the air decreases with the altitude, which is called the lapse rate. This is an approximate of 1.98 C (degrees Celsius) or an even more approximate 2 C per 1000 feet. This is usually described through dry adiabatic lapse which means simply that when you go up the pressure rises and the air expands thus through the ideal gas equation it makes sense for the temperature to drop as well.
However when calculating the density altitude we need to "correct" the pressure altitude with this formula:
DA = PA + (118.8 ft/C) x (OAT - ISA temperature)
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