diff --git a/modules/icing/pireps.py b/modules/icing/pireps.py
index 9a0d8bfd781c7e73858b26dfb3b8747d34fe3769..b1e7ef7dd5136882f097b844884c2dd9ee75a928 100644
--- a/modules/icing/pireps.py
+++ b/modules/icing/pireps.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def pirep_icing_from_boeing(dirname='/ships19/cloud/scratch/ICING/BOEING/icing/2
             mins = h5f['minute'][:]
             secs = h5f['second'][:]
             flt_levs = (h5f['altitude_ft'][:]).astype('float32')
-            flt_levs *= (100 * 0.3048)
+            flt_levs *= 0.3048  # convert feet to meters
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
             h5f.close()