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Planning Legs at a flight level


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Is it possible to set an FL for a leg?  If not, how do I plan around airspace bases measure in FL?
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Richard.Payne - 4/25/2025 12:47:41 PM
Is it possible to set an FL for a leg?  If not, how do I plan around airspace bases measure in FL?

Just type in the level in the format FLxx for the whole flight in the flight details section, or in a leg properties pop-up for an individual leg, and it will appear on the PLog as such.

Edited 4/25/2025 6:11:57 PM by grahamb
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And is there a way to put in QNH so that the radar displays FLs at the correct altitude?
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Richard.Payne - 4/25/2025 9:09:45 PM
And is there a way to put in QNH so that the radar displays FLs at the correct altitude?

No.

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Is this a feature on the roadmap?  If not, is there a way to request such things?
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I’ve no idea, I’m just a user like you, but there is a suggestions section on this forum.

My question would be why do you need it to be so accurate? Once you go down this rabbit hole there are all sorts of questions raised that would have to answered.

Ultimately what matters is setting your altimeter correctly according to the level you are flying and airspace you are in or under, and flying accordingly.

In flight, Skydemon itself can only depict your level according to the best information it has, which is almost certainly going to be a GPS geometric altitude unless the device it is running on is being fed a 3D position by something quite sophisticated. Your vertical position will often be depicted differently to the magenta line even if you are flying exactly at your planned barometric level. You just have to accept that.
Edited 4/26/2025 11:51:49 AM by grahamb
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ok, thanks.  The thing with typing in FL levels works as you said.  

And yes, all of this stuff can be worked around, but having SD match up with cockpit instruments would reduce the risk of a mistake.

From a planning perspective, on low pressure days the base of airspace can be brought down to point where it's interacting with areas below it limited by altitude.  I'll put something in the suggestions forum. 

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