Comment on "Your altimeter displays one altitude while your GPS displays another. Under VFR, which do you use/when?"
Thank you Matt!!! Really gr...Is the WingX GPS really more accurate for altitude than the pressure altimeter? Or is the programming...same amount as everyone else (altimeter set to common reference), tha...a catch 22 if your barometric altimeter is not accurate-- So, thanks again for t...Comment on "Your altimeter displays one altitude while your GPS displays another. Under VFR, which do you use/when?"
Mark ( @mpansing ), since your WingX GPS seems to be accurate (doesn't that also depend...as all other pilots (pressure altimeter) but using an inaccurate pressure altimeter in your aircraft? I do...in runway and see if it stays accurate. Then take off from that...Comment on "Your altimeter displays one altitude while your GPS displays another. Under VFR, which do you use/when?"
That's straight forward, but, if you are in the middle of nowhere and cannot get the local altimeter setting before taking off, is it OK / sufficient to use the GPS altitude to set your altimeter prior to takeoff?Comment on "Your altimeter displays one altitude while your GPS displays another. Under VFR, which do you use/when?"
Getting back to the original question about which altitude would I use. Under 3000 AGL I will watch my gps, over 3000 AGL I will use my altimeter on the hopes that everyone else's altimeter is set to the same pressure and reading some what the same.Comment on "Your altimeter displays one altitude while your GPS displays another. Under VFR, which do you use/when?"
Im verry sorry but I cant to give you no...My instruments are old Russian and altimeter works in TORRs. Then I didnt...lass then I never need resetting my altimeter. There are more TMA,MTMA.... Yes, I should to buy new standard altimeter... but...its too expensive :)Comment on "WEATHER - To Go or NOT to go. Pilot planning decisions."
Well done CB, nicely put together! While nothing here in NZ seems to be more accurate than the Windows app (just look out the bloody windows), w...lows us to get predicted meteo wind at altitude information (highly useful). NZ is highly in...Comment on "Your altimeter displays one altitude while your GPS displays another. Under VFR, which do you use/when?"
I found THIS WEBSITE which is GREAT on altimeter discussion, stories of near...de graphic examples of why an accurate altimeter setting can be critical:...ceed as planed, maintain VFR, Altimeter setting 29.95" &n...Comment on "Your altimeter displays one altitude while your GPS displays another. Under VFR, which do you use/when?"
Jozinko (@Sajan), I had an altimeter at one time that would only read in mBar, so...on a strip of paper and stuck that below my altimeter and used it when I needed to...sp; Altimeter: 1013 mBar = 29.92 inH...Comment on "Your altimeter displays one altitude while your GPS displays another. Under VFR, which do you use/when?"
Hi Firstlight, you can calibrate your Enigma altimeter in MENU > MENU > SYSTEM SETUP MENU > FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS SETUP > ALTIMETER SETUP. When calibrating a...know of any Enigma that has failed a VFR altimeter test. You can always get it t...