08/20/2026
5,622 feet MSL. That's what my altimeter reads sitting at Cedar City. But it's not the number that decides how my airplane performs on a hot day.
Density altitude is the real story. As temperature climbs, the air becomes thinner, and that thin air means less lift, less engine power, and less prop efficiency, all at the same time. On a hot summer afternoon here, the Archer will perform like it's taking off from an airport thousands of feet higher than what the altimeter shows.
This is one of the first things every student learns flying out of Cedar City. You learn to calculate it, plan around it, and respect it from day one.
Swipe through to see exactly what that looks like in real numbers.
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