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Reference Tables 24 FEB 2006 Reference Tables 24 FEB 2006 Reference Tables ALTIMETER SETTING SETTING AT AIRPORT IN THE AIR QNE (Standard) 29.92 in. Hg. — 1013.25 hPa Variable elevation reading above or below Positive separation by pressure level but at varying — 1013.25 mb actual elevation actual altitudes QNH (Sea Level) Actual elevation reading when aircraft on Altitude indicated (without consideraton of ground temperature) QFE (Station) Zero elevation reading when aircraft on Height above ground indicated (without consideration of ground temperature) PHONETIC ALPHABET AND MORSE CODE METRIC MULTIPLES AND SUB-MULTIPLES Multiplying Factor Prefix Symbol Examples 1 000 000 000 000 = 1012 terra T 1 000 000 000 = 109 giga G 1 000 000 = 106 mega M megahertz, etc. 1 000 =103 kilo k kilo gram, kilo meter, etc. 100=102 hecto h 10=101 deka da 1 meter, gram, liter, etc. Multiplying Factor Prefix Symbol Examples 0.1=10-1 deci d 0.01=10-2 centi c 0.001=10-3 milli m milligram, millimeter, etc. 0.000 001=10-6 micro µ 0.000 000 001=10-9 nano n 0.000 000 000 001=10-12 pico p WIND COMPONENT TABLES ANGLE BETWEEN WIND DIRECTION AND HEADING (LEFT OR RIGHT) WIND SPEED KNOTS1020304050607080 HEADWIND COMPONENT 5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -3 -3 -2 -1 10 -10-9-9-8-6-5-3-2 15 -15-14-13-11-10-8-5-3 20 -20-19-17-15-13-10-7-3 25 -25-23-22-19-16-13-9-4 30 -29-28-26-23-19-15-10-5 35 -34-33-30-27-22-18-12-6 40 -39-38-35-31-26-20-14-7 45 -44-42-39-34-29-23-15-8 50 -49-47-43-38-32-25-17-9 55 -54-52-48-42-35-28-19-9 60 -59-56-52-46-39-30-21-10 65 -64-61-56-50-42-33-22-11 70 -69-66-61-54-45-35-24-12 ANGLE BETWEEN WIND DIRECTION AND HEADING (LEFT OR RIGHT) WIND SPEED KNOTS1020304050607080 CROSSWIND COMPONENT 5 12334455 10 235689910 15 3 5 8 1011131415 20 3 7 10 13 15 17 19 20 25 4 9 13 16 19 22 23 25 30 5 10151923262829 35 6 12182227303334 40 7 14202631353839 ANGLE BETWEEN WIND DIRECTION AND HEADING (LEFT OR RIGHT) WIND SPEED KNOTS1020304050607080 CROSSWIND COMPONENT 45 8 15232934394244 50 9 17253238434749 55 9 19283542485254 60 10 21 30 39 46 52 56 59 65 11 22 33 42 50 56 61 64 70 12 24 35 45 54 61 66 69 ANGLE BETWEEN WIND DIRECTION AND HEADING (LEFT OR RIGHT) WIND SPEED 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 KNOTS TAILWIND COMPONENT 5 +1 +2 +3 +3 +4 +4 +5 +5 10 +2 +3 +5 +6 +8 +9 +9 +10 15 +3 +5 +8 +10 +11 +13 +14 +15 20 +3 +7 +10 +13 +15 +17 +19 +20 25 +4 +9 +13 +16 +19 +22 +23 +25 30 +5 +10 +15 +19 +23 +26 +28 +29 35 +6 +12 +18 +22 +27 +30 +33 +34 40 +7 +14 +20 +26 +31 +35 +38 +39 45 +8 +15 +23 +29 +34 +39 +42 +44 50 +9 +17 +25 +32 +38 +43 +47 +49 55 +9 +19 +28 +35 +42 +48 +52 +54 60 +10 +21 +30 +39 +46 +52 +56 +59 65 +11 +22 +33 +42 +50 +56 +61 +64 70 +12 +24 +35 +45 +54 +61 +66 +69 PRESSURE ALTITUDE Inches of .00 .01 .02 .03 .04 .05 .06 .07 .08 .09 Mercury 21.00 9475 9462 9450 9438 9425 9413 9401 9388 9376 9364 21.10 9352 9339 9327 9315 9303 9290 9278 9266 9254 9241 21.20 9229 9217 9205 9192 9180 9168 9156 9144 9131 9119 21.30 9107 9095 9083 9071 9058 9046 9034 9022 9010 8998 21.40 8986 8973 8961 8949 8937 8925 8913 8901 8889 8877 21.50 8864 8852 8840 8828 8816 8804 8792 8780 8768 8756 21.60 8744 8732 8720 8708 8696 8684 8672 8660 8648 8636 Inches of .00 .01 .02 .03 .04 .05 .06 .07 .08 .09 Mercury 21.70 8624 8612 8600 8588 8576 8564 8552 8540 8528 8516 21.80 8504 8492 8480 8468 8456 8444 8432 8420 8408 8397 21.90 8385 8373 8361 8349 8337 8325 8313 8301 8290 8278 22.00 8266 8254 8242 8230 8218 8207 8195 8183 8171 8159 22.10 8147 8136 8124 8112 8100 8088 8077 8065 8053 8041 22.20 8029 8018 8006 7994 7982 7971 7959 7947 7935 7924 22.30 7912 7900 7888 7877 7865 7853 7841 7830 7918 7806 22.40 7795 7783 7771 7760 7748 7736 7725 7713 7701 7690 22.50 7678 7666 7655 7643 7631 7620 7608 7597 7585 7573 22.60 7562 7550 7538 7527 7515 7504 7492 7481 7469 7457 22.70 7446 7434 7423 7411 7400 7388 7377 7365 7353 7342 22.80 7330 7319 7307 7296 7284 7273 7261 7250 7238 7227 22.90 7215 7204 7192 7181 7169 7158 7146 7135 7124 7112 23.00 7101 7089 7078 7066 7055 7044 7032 7021 7009 6998 23.10 6986 6975 6964 6952 6941 6929 6918 6907 6895 6884 23.20 6873 6861 6850 6839 6827 6816 6804 6793 6782 6770 23.30 6759 6748 6737 6725 6714 6703 6691 6680 6669 6657 23.40 6646 6635 6624 6612 6601 6590 6578 6567 6556 6545 23.50 6533 6522 6511 6500 6488 6477 6466 6455 6444 6432 23.60 6421 6410 6399 6388 6376 6365 6354 6343 6332 6320 23.70 6309 6298 6287 6276 6265 6253 6242 6231 6220 6209 23.80 6198 6187 6176 6164 6153 6142 6131 6120 6109 6098 23.90 6087 6076 6064 6053 6042 6031 6020 6009 5998 5987 24.00 5976 5965 5954 5943 5932 5921 5910 5899 5888 5877 24.10 5866 5855 5844 5832 5821 5810 5799 5788 5777 5767 24.20 5756 5745 5734 5723 5712 5701 5690 5679 5668 5657 24.30 5646 5635 5624 5613 5602 5591 5580 5569 5558 5548 24.40 5537 5526 5515 5504 5493 5482 5471 5460 5449 5439 24.50 5428 5417 5406 5395 5384 5373 5363 5352 5341 5330 24.60 5319 5308 5297 5287 5276 5265 5254 5243 5233 5222 24.70 5211 5200 5189 5179 5168 5157 5146 5135 5125 5114 24.80 5103 5092 5082 5071 5060 5049 5039 5028 5017 5006 24.90 4996 4985 4974 4963 4953 4942 4931 4921 4910 4899 25.00 4888 4878 4867 4856 4846 4835 4824 4814 4803 4792 25.10 4782 4771 4760 4750 4739 4728 4718 4707 4696 4686 25.20 4675 4665 4654 4643 4633 4622 4612 4601 4590 4580 Inches of .00 .01 .02 .03 .04 .05 .06 .07 .08 .09 Mercury 25.30 4569 4559 4548 4537 4527 4516 4506 4495 4484 4474 25.40 4463 4453 4442 4432 4421 4411 4400 4390 4379 4368 25.50 4358 4347 4337 4326 4316 4305 4295 4284 4274 4263 25.60 4253 4242 4232 4221 4211 4200 4190 4179 4169 4159 25.70 4148 4138 4127 4117 4106 4096 4085 4075 4064 4054 25.80 4044 4033 4023 4012 4002 3992 3981 3971 3960 3950 25.90 3939 3929 3919 3908 3898 3888 3877 3867 3856 3846 26.00 3836 3825 3815 3805 3794 3784 3774 3763 3753 3743 26.10 3732 3722 3712 3701 3691 3681 3670 3660 3650 3639 26.20 3629 3619 3609 3598 3588 3578 3567 3557 3547 3537 26.30 3526 3516 3506 3495 3485 3475 3465 3454 3444 3434 26.40 3424 3414 3403 3393 3383 3373 3362 3352 3342 3332 26.50 3322 3311 3301 3291 3281 3271 3260 3250 3240 3230 26.60 3220 3210 3199 3189 3179 3169 3159 3149 3138 3128 26.70 3118 3108 3098 3088 3078 3067 3057 3047 3037 3027 26.80 3017 3007 2997 2987 2976 2966 2956 2946 2936 2926 26.90 2916 2906 2896 2886 2876 2866 2855 2845 2835 2825 27.00 2815 2805 2795 2785 2775 2765 2755 2745 2735 2725 27.10 2715 2705 2695 2685 2675 2665 2655 2645 2635 2625 27.20 2615 2605 2595 2585 2575 2565 2555 2545 2535 2525 27.30 2515 2505 2495 2485 2475 2465 2455 2445 2435 2426 27.40 2416 2406 2396 2386 2376 2366 2356 2346 2336 2326 27.50 2316 2307 2297 2287 2277 2267 2257 2247 2237 2227 27.60 2218 2208 2198 2188 2178 2168 2158 2149 2139 2129 27.70 2119 2109 2099 2089 2080 2070 2060 2050 2040 2030 27.80 2021 2011 2001 1991 1981 1972 1962 1952 1942 1932 27.90 1923 1913 1903 1893 1884 1874 1864 1854 1844 1835 28.00 1825 1815 1805 1796 1786 1776 1766 1757 1747 1737 28.10 1727 1718 1708 1698 1689 1679 1669 1659 1650 1640 28.20 1630 1621 1611 1601 1592 1582 1572 1562 1553 1543 28.30 1533 1524 1514 1504 1495 1485 1475 1466 1456 1446 28.40 1437 1427 1417 1408 1398 1389 1379 1369 1360 1350 28.50 1340 1331 1321 1312 1302 1292 1283 1273 1264 1254 28.60 1244 1235 1225 1216 1206 1196 1187 1177 1168 1158 28.70 1149 1139 1129 1120 1110 1101 1091 1082 1072 1063 28.80 1053 1044 1034 1024 1015 1005 996 986 977 967 Inches of .00 .01 .02 .03 .04 .05 .06 .07 .08 .09 Mercury 28.90 958 948 939 929 920 910 901 891 882 872 29.00 863 853 844 834 825 815 806 796 787 778 29.10 768 759 749 740 730 721 711 702 693 683 29.20 674 664 655 645 636 627 617 608 598 589 29.30 579 570 561 551 542 532 523 514 504 495 29.40 486 476 467 457 448 439 429 420 411 401 29.50 392 382 373 364 354 345 336 326 317 308 29.60 298 289 280 270 261 252 242 233 224 215 29.70 205 196 187 177 168 159 149 140 131 122 29.801121039484756657473829 29.90 20 10 1 -8 -17 -27 -36 -45 -54 -64 30.00 -73 -82 -91 -100 -110 -119 -128 -137 -147 -156 30.10 -165 -174 -183 -193 -202 -211 -220 -229 -238 -248 30.20 -257 -266 -275 -284 -294 -303 -312 -321 -330 -339 30.30 -348 -358 -367 -376 -385 -394 -403 -413 -422 -431 30.40 -440 -449 -458 -467 -476 -486 -495 -504 -513 -522 30.50 -531 -540 -549 -558 -568 -577 -586 -595 -604 -613 30.60 -622 -631 -640 -649 -658 -667 -676 -686 -695 -704 30.70 -713 -722 -731 -740 -749 -758 -767 -776 -785 -794 30.80 -803 -812 -821 -830 -839 -848 -857 -866 -875 -884 30.90 -893 -902 -911 -920 -929 -938 -947 -956 -965 -974 31.00 -983 -992 -1001 -1010 -1019 -1028 -1037 -1046 -1055 -1064 INCHES TO HECTOPASCALS (OR MILLIBARS) 1 inch of mercury = 33.863 hectopascals = 33.863 millibars .00.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.08.09 Inches of Mercury HECTOPASCALS (or MILLIBARS) 21.0 711.1 711.5 711.8 712.2 712.5 712.8 713.2 713.5 713.9 714.2 21.1 714.5 714.9 715.2 715.5 715.9 716.2 716.6 716.9 717.2 717.6 21.2 717.9 718.3 718.6 718.9 719.3 719.6 719.9 720.3 720.6 721.0 21.3 721.3 721.6 722.0 722.3 722.7 723.0 723.3 723.7 724.0 724.3 21.4 724.7 725.0 725.4 725.7 726.0 726.4 726.7 727.1 727.4 727.7 21.5 728.1 728.4 728.8 729.1 729.4 729.8 730.1 730.4 730.8 731.1 21.6 731.5 731.8 732.1 732.5 732.8 733.2 733.5 733.8 734.2 734.5 21.7 734.8 735.2 735.5 735.9 736.2 736.5 736.9 737.2 737.6 737.9 21.8 738.2 738.6 738.9 739.2 739.6 739.9 740.3 740.6 740.9 741.3 1 inch of mercury = 33.863 hectopascals = 33.863 millibars .00.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.08.09 Inches of Mercury HECTOPASCALS (or MILLIBARS) 21.9 741.6 742.0 742.3 742.6 743.0 743.3 743.7 744.0 744.3 744.7 22.0 745.0 745.3 745.7 746.0 746.4 746.7 747.0 747.4 747.7 748.1 22.1 748.4 748.7 749.1 749.4 749.7 750.1 750.4 750.8 751.1 751.4 22.2 751.8 752.1 752.5 752.8 753.1 753.5 753.8 754.2 754.5 754.8 22.3 755.2 755.5 755.8
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