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Old April 3rd 07, 03:07 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jose
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Default Altimeter Calibration Height

if you mount an altimeter at the 100' level of a 200' tower,
equiped it with a static tube 100' long,
that the altimeter will read the same regardless if end of the tube,
is stationed at the top or bottom of the tower.


That is a mostly true statement. Conditions inside the tube could
differ from ambient conditions, this would engender a teeny (but real)
difference in readings.

Jose
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