Explain why a combination of high, hot, and humid conditions creates high density altitude flying conditions. Your explanation should involve a discussion of how air temperature, pressure, humidity affect air density and thus the density altitude.

Module 2 – Focus Topic: Density Altitude (PLG 1)

In this activity, you will focus on the concept of density altitude and its application to the performance of aircraft.

Explain why a combination of high, hot, and humid conditions creates high density altitude flying conditions. Your explanation should involve a discussion of how air temperature, pressure, humidity affect air density and thus the density altitude.
Apply your understanding of density altitude to answer the following scenario-based question:
A general aviation pilot in training is scheduled to do repeated touch and go’s in a Cessna 172 at Bob Adams Field in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on a mid-afternoon in early August. Explain why the aircraft’s ability to take off, land, and climb during the touch and go’s will be negatively impacted. Include an image within your document that visualizes the explanation.