# Noob

**URL:** <https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/noob/424>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [January 3, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/noob/424 "2006-01-03T21:43:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Texasred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@Texasred](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/Texasred)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/noob/424/1 "2006-01-03T21:43:33Z")

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What are the numbers underneath the AC type and the flight name?

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**Author:** ![dbaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/dbaker/32/97166_2.png) [@dbaker](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/dbaker)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/noob/424/2 "2006-01-03T21:45:41Z")

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Hi, **Texasred** and welcome to FlightAware.

The bottom numbers on the map are altitude and groundspeed, respectively.

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**Author:** ![Texasred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@Texasred](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/Texasred)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/noob/424/3 "2006-01-03T23:16:25Z")

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Much appreciated. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Texasred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@Texasred](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/Texasred)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/noob/424/4 "2006-01-03T23:21:40Z")

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I assume the ^ symbol means they are ascending and the v means descending…but am I missing something here? Do I add a zero to the altitude? Theres a FedEx DC-10 thats at altitude 354 with a gs of ~454 haha. Are these Flightlevels? FL354?

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**Author:** ![dbaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/dbaker/32/97166_2.png) [@dbaker](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/dbaker)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/noob/424/5 "2006-01-03T23:22:59Z")

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> [@Texasred](#):
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> I assume the ^ symbol means they are ascending and the v means descending…but am I missing something here? Do I add a zero to the altitude? Theres a FedEx DC-10 thats at atlititude 354 with a gs of ~454 haha

Yes, exactly, on both counts. Sorry for the incomplete explanation; the altitude is in hundreds of feet and the groundspeed is in nautical miles per hour (“knots”).

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**Author:** ![Texasred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@Texasred](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/Texasred)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 11:25pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/noob/424/6 "2006-01-03T23:25:22Z")

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Again, thank you for your patience.

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**Author:** ![Texasred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@Texasred](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/Texasred)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 11:31pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/noob/424/7 "2006-01-03T23:31:37Z")

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One more thing and I swear I’ll leave you alone! For instance, it says Alt: 354. Would this in turn be FL354? 35,400ft?

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**Author:** ![dbaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/dbaker/32/97166_2.png) [@dbaker](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/dbaker)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/noob/424/8 "2006-01-03T23:33:49Z")

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Above 179, it’s a flight level. For most practical tracking purposes (especially on FlightAware), 354 is 35,400ft.