Find local Transition Altitude

[MSFS 2020] Questions & Community Discussions
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Is there a simple Simconnect way for a Plane/pilot to determine the Transition Altitude of the Location the plane is flying ?

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To my knowledge the sim does not store any local transition altitude data in the navdata format.

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Thanks Matt, I was beginning to conclude that as well— so to get this worldwide data, is a format for use in a MSFS App, one would have to go outside of MSFS, to some public database…

You would think that that data would be included in some of higher end Garmin Aviation GPS systems, but it seems the Pilot has to set it manually from other data sources.

SETTING BARO TRANSITION ALERTS

  1. Use the FMS Knob to select the Aux - System Setup 1 Page on the MFD.
  2. Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor.
  3. To enable/disable the Baro Transition Alert based on altitude, turn the large
    FMS Knob to highlight the ‘On’ or ‘Off’ field for the BARO Transition Alert
    Altitude in the BARO Transition Alert Box.
  4. If desired, turn the small FMS Knob to set the BARO Transition Alert
    Altitude On or Off.
  5. Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the Altitude field.
  6. Use the FMS Knobs to change the altitude and press the ENT Key to
    accept or press the CLR Key to return to the previous altitude selection.
  7. Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the ‘On’ or ‘Off’ field for the BARO
    Transition Alert Level.
  8. If desired, turn the small FMS Knob to set the BARO Transition Alert Flight
    Level On or Off.
  9. Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the Flight Level field.
  10. Use the FMS Knobs to change the Flight Level for the alert and press the
    ENT Key to accept or press the CLR Key to return to the previous altitude
    selection.
  11. Push the FMS Knob to deactivate the cursor