Talk:Altitude

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The altitude definitions have a few issues which I've tried to correct. For one thing it used to say that 'height' was the same as 'absolute altitude' (which it defined as altitude above the terrain over which it is flying). These are not the same, as anyone who has landed at an airfield near a mountain will testify. DJ Clayworth 21:31, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

International standards

I believe that the International Standard for altitude in aviation is feet, and that only the Soviet Union and China used (still use?) meters. This is also suggested by the altimeter article. can anyone confirm either this or the article’s current statement (hopefully with a source. —MJBurrage • TALK • 10:35, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The standard for aviation altitude is feet. Just think of the potential safety issues that would ensue if aircraft from different countries used different standards, related both to equipage and pilot training. I spot checked Australia and they use feet. Don't know about former USSR or China, but the statement is certainly not true the way it is stated. I'm certain enough to make the change to the article. Aarky 18:03, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

further definition required

Definition of altitude for flight is not covered. What is sea level, very-low altitude, low altitude, high altitude, and very high altitude, and I assume there is 'medium' altitude also? I appreciate that different aircraft have different maximum ceilings, but this also applies to radar operations, anti-aircraft defense engagement altitude, and parachuting.--Mrg3105 07:27, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand your comment. Altitude for flight is covered in the section Altitude in aviation, and a link to the article on mean sea level is given. I am not aware of any special meaning for the terms very-low altitude, low altitude, high altitude, or very high altitude in aviation. If these terms have a special meaning in parachuting, radar operations, or anti-aircraft engagement, perhaps you could add a section and provide those definitions (with references, of course). Aarky 05:17, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

These are operating mission altitudes often referred to in military history and pilot accounts.--Mrg3105 09:23, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hypoxia

The sentence "It is the fall in pressure that leads to a shortage of oxygen (hypoxia) in humans on ascent to high altitude." has wverything to do with hypoxia, but in the context of this article is is, at most, an distractive observation or a sidebar, especially in the introductory paragraph -- and as such it could be a candidate for deletion. Jasmantle (talk) 18:44, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Page split suggested

Most of this page discusses "Altitude in Aviation". The prolog seems to promise that it is about altitude in general, and there is a lot of text at the bottom that doesn't refer to altitude, but to the layers of the atmosphere (tropospher, stratosphere, etc).

I would suggest:

Layers of the atmosphere be moved to it's own page (one probably already exists)
The page discuss Altitude only - or be eliminated entirely
The majority of the content be moved a new page which is titled - appropriately - Altitude in Aviation. Jasmantle (talk) 22:49, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your altitude

How do you find your altitude besides GPS; where is the best altitude map of New York State? Daniel Christensen (talk) 17:26, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

altitude standard

Actualy, the standard for aviation altitude is the feet, but only after 1945, but before, ALL European countries, exept Great Britain, use only the meter.In 1945 the USA DICTATE the international usage of the feet...THIS is the real history!