Indicated Altitude
What is indicated altitude?
Indicated altitude is the altitude you read directly off the altimeter when it's set to the current altimeter setting, with no corrections applied. Think of it as the "raw number" in the window—what the altimeter tells you when you've dialed in the local pressure setting.
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