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Aircraft systems and instrumentsQuestion 522 of 934

The air temperature is above standard. How does the density altitude compare with the pressure altitude?

  1. Density altitude is lower
  2. They are the same
  3. Density altitude is higher
  4. Density altitude equals true altitude
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Correct answer: Density altitude is higher

If the temperature is below standard, the density altitude is lower than the pressure altitude.

Source: Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C), Chapter 8: Flight Instruments — Altimeter — Types of Altitude, page 209

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