Throughout a pilot's flight training, there is instruction, and likely some experience of the detrimental effect high density altitude has on aircraft performance. But when the sky is blue and the summer sun is hot, even seasoned pilots can forget to carefully calculate takeoff, climb, cruise, and landing performance during preflight planning, sometimes resulting in accidents.
Density altitude is often not understood and its effects on flight can be unanticipated, resulting in takeoff and landing accidents. Our free guide explains what density altitude is and briefly discusses how it affects flight.