Questions tagged [flight-level]

Altitudes above the transition altitude, where the altimeter is set to the standard pressure, and is expressed as the letters "FL" followed by the indicated altitude in hundreds of feet, e.g., FL380.

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How does the nose of a plane self adjust down

I am not a Flat Earther. I understand that the plane's trim, speed and atmospheric pressure determine the plane's altitude. As the plane moves forward the Earth does indeed curve out from under it and the plane does indeed try to fly off into outer…