Density altitude (DA) reduces aircraft performance; it's pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature and humidity. High temperature, humidity, and elevation all contribute to higher DA.

Although density altitude does reduce performance of an aircraft, it doesn't automatically keep you on the ground. [Credit: Shutterstock] A student pilot mistakenly believed any reported density ...

Is there a plug and chug way to do it if I know my barometric pressure, temp, and altitude? I need to get it everyday before I have a flying lesson. I hate using that round slide-rule flight computer ...