Consider an airplane flying from standard temperature air into warmer than standard temperature air. Without making any correction, the altimeter in the warmer air would indicate which of the following conditions?

A. an altitude exactly the same as the airplane's altitude
B. an altitude correction factor to be used by the pilot
C. an altitude higher than the airplane's actual altitude
D. an altitude lower than the airplane's actual altitude


Answer: D

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