Struggling with Pressure Altitude? Most student pilots get tripped up here,not because the calculation is hard, but because they rush through it without visualising what’s actually happening. Here’s what you need to remember: • Pressure altitude is NOT the same as indicated altitude • It’s based on what your altimeter would read if the pressure setting was standard (1013 hPa) • So if your QNH isn’t standard, your aircraft will think it’s higher or lower than it really is The trick? Always draw y